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Housing in OL10 4LY

What the homes in OL10 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heywood Town
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,988 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.1%). Flats make up 43.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

OL10 4LYEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached15.6%31.5%
Terraced37.6%23%
Purpose-built flat38.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL10 4LY area is less than half that, at 24.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.2% of households against 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.

OL10 4LY
25%
31%
43%
England
  • Owned24.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented31.2%20.5%
  • Social rented43.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL10 4LYEngland
Owned outright12.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council19.5%8.3%
From a housing association23.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL10 4LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 32.3%. 19.3% of households include dependent children.

OL10 4LYEngland
Living alone, under 6632.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 4LY sits in (Heywood Town): about 1,988 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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