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Postcode · Rochdale

Housing in OL16 3UF

What the homes in OL16 3UF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Milnrow West
Council
Rochdale
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,532 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.9%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

OL16 3UFEngland
Detached23.6%22.9%
Semi-detached24.6%31.5%
Terraced39.9%23%
Purpose-built flat7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.5% of households in the OL16 3UF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.1% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.

OL16 3UF
67%
24%
England
  • Owned67.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented8.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL16 3UFEngland
Owned outright38.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.6%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL16 3UFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

OL16 3UFEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL16 3UF (Milnrow West) (about 1,532 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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