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Housing in OL12 7LY

What the homes in OL12 7LY 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
1,465 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (46.3%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL12 7LYEngland
Detached46.3%22.9%
Semi-detached44.6%31.5%
Terraced8.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%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 OL12 7LY area is well above that, at 89.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 57.9% with a mortgage.

OL12 7LY
90%
England
  • Owned89.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented1.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL12 7LYEngland
Owned outright31.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan57.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.2%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 18.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL12 7LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 27.4%. 34.5% of households include dependent children.

OL12 7LYEngland
Living alone, under 6610.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 OL12 7LY sits in (Hooley Bridge & Norden West): about 1,465 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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