Housing in OL10 3RT
What the homes in OL10 3RT 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
- 1,837 (2024)
OL10 3RTHeywood
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (64.8%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL10 3RT area is less than half that, at 27.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.8% of households against 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 14.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented9.8%20.5%
- Social rented62.4%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 2.6 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 23.1%. 40.6% 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 3RT sits in (Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill): about 1,837 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.