Housing in OL10 3RD
What the homes in OL10 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
OL10 3RDHeywood
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.9%). Flats make up 18.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL10 3RD area is broadly in line with that, at 57.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.2% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented22.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.1% 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 22.4%. 25.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL10 3RD sits in (Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill): about 1,452 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.