Housing in OL11 5AB
What the homes in OL11 5AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Spotland Bridge
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,857 (2024)
OL11 5ABRochdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (69.8%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL11 5AB area is broadly in line with that, at 61.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.9% of households against 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented30.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33% 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 24.1%. 31.3% 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 OL11 5AB sits in (Spotland Bridge): about 1,857 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.