Housing in OL16 2BB
What the homes in OL16 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Rochdale & Mandale Park
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
OL16 2BBRochdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (62.3%). Flats make up 74.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL16 2BB area is less than half that, at 11.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.1% of households against 20.5%. 6.3% own outright and 5.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented21.1%20.5%
- Social rented66.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 62.4% 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 51.3%. 17.2% 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 OL16 2BB sits in (Central Rochdale & Mandale Park): about 1,775 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.