Housing in OL2 8BX
What the homes in OL2 8BX 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
- 1,329 (2024)
OL2 8BXOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (62%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL2 8BX area is well above that, at 92.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7% of households against 20.5%. 54.4% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 19.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.9%. 23% 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 8BX sits in (Clough & Shaw Side): about 1,329 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.