Housing in OL2 7AE
What the homes in OL2 7AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Clough & Shaw Side
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,789 (2024)
OL2 7AEOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.7%). Flats make up 27.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL2 7AE area is well below that, at 42.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.5% of households against 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented26.5%20.5%
- Social rented30.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.3% 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 25.3%. 25.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Oldham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oldham, August 2026, +12.5% 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 OL2 7AE sits in (Clough & Shaw Side): about 1,789 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.