Housing in OL12 8UZ
What the homes in OL12 8UZ 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 8UZRochdale
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.7%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.4% of households in the OL12 8UZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL12 8UZ (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.