Housing in OL12 8UP
What the homes in OL12 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitworth
- Council
- Rossendale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,642 (2024)
OL12 8UPRochdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.7%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL12 8UP area is below that, at 54.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.5% of households against 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20.5%20.5%
- Social rented24.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% 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 21.1%. 27.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rossendale
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rossendale, August 2026, +4.3% 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 8UP sits in (Whitworth): about 2,642 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.