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Housing in OL2 7JR

What the homes in OL2 7JR 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.9%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL2 7JREngland
Detached21.2%22.9%
Semi-detached61.9%31.5%
Terraced15.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.5% of households in the OL2 7JR area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 55.8% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

OL2 7JR
88%
England
  • Owned88.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.8%20.5%
  • Social rented2.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL2 7JREngland
Owned outright55.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

OL2 7JREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

OL2 7JREngland
Living alone, under 669.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 7JR (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.

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