Housing in OL16 5PY
What the homes in OL16 5PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsway
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,121 (2024)
OL16 5PYRochdale
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.2%). Flats make up 29.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL16 5PY area is less than half that, at 20.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.3% of households against 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 7.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented59.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 32.5% 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 24.2%. 37.7% 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 5PY sits in (Kingsway): about 2,121 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.