Housing in OL2 7LR
What the homes in OL2 7LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaw & Crompton
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,336 (2024)
OL2 7LROldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.2%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL2 7LR area is broadly in line with that, at 63.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented28.2%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 2.1 people living in it. 34.2% 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 21.8%. 20.4% 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 7LR sits in (Shaw & Crompton): about 1,336 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.