Housing in OL2 7EQ
What the homes in OL2 7EQ 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
- 1,676 (2024)
OL2 7EQOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.9%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL2 7EQ area is well above that, at 88.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 55.8% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19%. 21.4% 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 7EQ sits in (Clough & Shaw Side): about 1,676 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.