Housing in OL12 0UP
What the homes in OL12 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wardleworth & Newbold Brow
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
OL12 0UPRochdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (72.1%). Flats make up 4.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL12 0UP area is broadly in line with that, at 56.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 36.5% of households against 20.5%. 26% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented36.5%20.5%
- Social rented6.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.5%. 37.9% 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 OL12 0UP sits in (Wardleworth & Newbold Brow): about 1,766 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.