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Housing in OL16 2PD

What the homes in OL16 2PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hurstead & Smallbridge
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,648 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (54.6%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

OL16 2PDEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached19.8%31.5%
Terraced54.6%23%
Purpose-built flat19.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL16 2PD area is below that, at 50.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20% of households against 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

OL16 2PD
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20%
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England
  • Owned50.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented28.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL16 2PDEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council15.1%8.3%
From a housing association13.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL16 2PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.5%. 30.9% of households include dependent children.

OL16 2PDEngland
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children8.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%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 OL16 2PD sits in (Hurstead & Smallbridge): about 1,648 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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