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Housing in OL11 5UP

What the homes in OL11 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hooley Bridge & Norden West
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (42.9%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL11 5UPEngland
Detached19.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28.6%31.5%
Terraced42.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL11 5UP area is broadly in line with that, at 68.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.5% of households against 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

OL11 5UP
68%
24%
England
  • Owned68.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented24.5%20.5%
  • Social rented7.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL11 5UPEngland
Owned outright38.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL11 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 20.8% of households include dependent children.

OL11 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 OL11 5UP sits in (Hooley Bridge & Norden West): about 1,614 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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