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Housing in OL10 4RT

What the homes in OL10 4RT 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
1,273 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (58%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL10 4RTEngland
Detached10.4%22.9%
Semi-detached58%31.5%
Terraced26.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL10 4RT area is above that, at 79.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.2% of households against 20.5%. 43.6% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.

OL10 4RT
80%
England
  • Owned79.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented11.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL10 4RTEngland
Owned outright43.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council6.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL10 4RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.2%. 25.3% of households include dependent children.

OL10 4RTEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 4RT sits in (Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill): about 1,273 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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