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Housing in OL10 2HQ

What the homes in OL10 2HQ 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
2,453 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (55.5%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL10 2HQEngland
Detached11.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27.6%31.5%
Terraced55.5%23%
Purpose-built flat3.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.9% of households in the OL10 2HQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.6% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.

OL10 2HQ
64%
29%
England
  • Owned63.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented29.1%20.5%
  • Social rented6.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL10 2HQEngland
Owned outright24.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.1%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association4.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL10 2HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 35% of households include dependent children.

OL10 2HQEngland
Living alone, under 6624.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL10 2HQ (Heywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor) (about 2,453 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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