Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Royton South at a glance

House prices
£227,000
Lower prices28th percentile
Schools
26th percentile
Weak
Transport
44th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
Data not yet available
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle33rd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Royton South a good place to live?

Royton South may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Oldham below.

Royton South and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Royton South£227,000Data not yet available
Chadderton South£215,000Data not yet available
Chaddesden East£196,000123.4

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data is unavailable here; check current local evidence before drawing conclusions about safety

Crime rate in Royton South

Crime rate

Data not available in this public guide

Greater Manchester Police does not publish its crime records to police.uk, the source we use, so we cannot show a figure here.

About missing data

House prices in Royton South

House prices

Median sale price
£227,000
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 121 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Royton South

Schools

26th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Royton South

Flood risk

2.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.1% of the area. That is the 33rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Royton South

Transport

44th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Royton South a good place to live?

Royton South may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Royton South safe?

Crime data is not currently available for Royton South.

What are house prices like in Royton South?

The median sale price was £227,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Royton South?

Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Royton South?

Nearby public profiles include Chadderton South in Oldham and Chaddesden East in City of Derby.