Royton North sits in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. The area grew up around the 19th‑century textile industry, so you still see rows of Victorian terraces and converted mill buildings that hint at its industrial past.
Today it is largely residential with a mix of older housing and post‑war estates, local shops, schools and community centres, and sits close to the open, rolling land on the edge of the Pennines which gives pleasant views across the wider conurbation. Many residents commute into Oldham or Manchester, while small businesses, local sports clubs and community regeneration projects shape its contemporary social and economic life.
Postcode districts covering Royton North
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Bradford 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Oldham 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wigan 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Warrington 22.4 miles36 km
- Burnley 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Huddersfield 15 miles24.2 km
- Blackburn 19.3 miles31 km
- Bolton 12.4 miles20 km
- Stockport 11.2 miles18 km
- Salford 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Rochdale 3.5 miles5.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Royton Built-up area 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Royton South Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Crompton Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Slattocks Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Chadderton North Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Trub Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Coldhurst Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Balderstone & Kirkholt Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Shaw Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chadderton Central Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- North Middleton Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Castleton Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Royton North
OL2 5QE, OL1 2SU, OL2 5LN, OL2 6TU, OL2 5LF, OL2 6TE, OL2 6TT, OL2 5JD, OL2 5TN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 16 miles25.8 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- Shaw and Crompton Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Derker Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Royton North Ad
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Old Bell Inn 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Fairway Inn 4 miles6.4 km
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel & Spa 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- 247 Hotel 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 5.6 miles9 km
Schools in Royton North
- E-ACT the Oldham Academy North Secondary
- Fir Bank Primary School Primary
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St. Paul's C of E Primary School Primary
- Thornham St. James C of E Primary School Primary
- Thorp Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Heaton Park Estate 6 miles9.6 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 7.5 miles12 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km