Housing in OL1 1SU
What the homes in OL1 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldham Town North
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,835 (2024)
OL1 1SUOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.8%). Flats make up 39.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL1 1SU area is less than half that, at 18%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.3% of households against 20.5%. 8.8% own outright and 9.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned18%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented26.3%20.5%
- Social rented52.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 39.5% 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 32.9%. 34% 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 OL1 1SU sits in (Oldham Town North): about 2,835 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.