OL2 5QY House Prices & Local Information

OL2 5QY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.4km from Royton in Royton. Administratively it sits within Royton North ward and the Oldham West and Royton constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OL2 5QY is an older retirement area, many residents well beyond working age. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. Average age 66 — this is a predominantly retired and pre-retirement community, with very low mobility and high owner-occupation. 88% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 5% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for OL2 5QY are sourced from Output Area E00027316 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.