Royton

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

• 7.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

199 reported road collisions (2025)

82 killed or seriously injured · 249 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 396 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
• 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Mills Hill (3.7 km)
• 65 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£217,214 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Oldham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£942 average monthly rent▲ 12.5% YoY

• 1 bed £702
• 2 bed £879
• 3 bed £1,067

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,377 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.1 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

56 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lidl-Royton (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches30
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Awards for Oldham schools helping children to discover a love of reading· 2 Nov 2026
• Free Feast of Fire event to light up Oldham town centre this Saturday with fireworks and Halloween thrills· 26 Oct 2026
• First phase of Tommyfield Park officially opens in Oldham town centre· 23 Oct 2026
• “I stopped counting at 200”: Linda honoured for 35 years of dedication at Oldham fostering awards· 21 Oct 2026
• Oldham recognised as one of the country’s best-performing registration services with top ratings in national review· 20 Oct 2026

Source: Oldham Council

242,088 residents in Oldham · 1,700/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,969
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,458
• Net moves−1,489

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 15 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,602 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (52% of 99,060)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

129 schools · 45,967 pupils

86 primary · 14 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 37 of 48 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

107 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oldham

228 CQC-registered services

• Care homes47
• GP practices42
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies66
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Oldham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

270 applications decided

96.7% granted · 261 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)

Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Source: UK Parliament

TBC majority

• Lab 18
• Con 4
• LD 6
• Ref 15
• Oth 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens734
• Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,815 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

109 jobs advertised · £47,260 avg

e.g. Roofer - Oldham & Rochdale, Mercedes Mechanic / Vehicle Breaker, Graduate Scheme - Change Manager

Source: Adzuna

£681 median full-time weekly pay

6.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,775 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,873 certificates

12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 44% · Wind 34% · Gas 13% · Imports 10%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.5 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 56.7 women · 56.1 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

9 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in OL2

• The Royton & Crompton Family Practice
• Oak Gables Medical Practice
• Royton Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton:

• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 202 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth201 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND132 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK132 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants91 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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