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Housing in OL10 2BL

What the homes in OL10 2BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,571 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (37.8%). Flats make up 17.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

OL10 2BLEngland
Detached14.6%22.9%
Semi-detached37.8%31.5%
Terraced30.5%23%
Purpose-built flat15.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL10 2BL area is broadly in line with that, at 59.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.1% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

OL10 2BL
59%
12%
27%
England
  • Owned59.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented27.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL10 2BLEngland
Owned outright31.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council19.3%8.3%
From a housing association8.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL10 2BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.9%. 28.2% of households include dependent children.

OL10 2BLEngland
Living alone, under 6618.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Rochdale

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rochdale, August 2026, +8.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

RochdaleEngland
All homes£855£1,459
One bedroom£622£1,195
Two bedrooms£799£1,335
Three bedrooms£960£1,489
Four or more£1,377£2,161
Detached£1,271£1,640
Semi-detached£947£1,449
Terraced£841£1,435
Flat or maisonette£706£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL10 2BL sits in (Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor): about 1,571 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.

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