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Housing in OL2 6JQ

What the homes in OL2 6JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Royton South East
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,571 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL2 6JQEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached46.1%31.5%
Terraced40.5%23%
Purpose-built flat7.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.6% of households in the OL2 6JQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.

OL2 6JQ
72%
15%
14%
England
  • Owned71.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented13.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL2 6JQEngland
Owned outright36.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL2 6JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.6%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

OL2 6JQEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Oldham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oldham (August 2026, +12.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

OldhamEngland
All homes£942£1,459
One bedroom£702£1,195
Two bedrooms£879£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,067£1,489
Four or more£1,452£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£1,044£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£808£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL2 6JQ (Royton South East) (about 1,571 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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