Housing in M35 0FA
What the homes in M35 0FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Failsworth West
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (33%). Flats make up 35.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M35 0FA area is well below that, at 30.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.2% of households against 20.5%. 14.2% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented22.2%20.5%
- Social rented46.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24%. 21.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Oldham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oldham, August 2026, +12.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M35 0FA sits in (Failsworth West): about 1,593 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.