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Housing in OL3 5GB

What the homes in OL3 5GB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Diggle, Delph & Denshaw
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,585 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (27.2%). Flats make up 29.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

OL3 5GBEngland
Detached18.9%22.9%
Semi-detached24.7%31.5%
Terraced27.2%23%
Purpose-built flat20.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.7% of households in the OL3 5GB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

OL3 5GB
71%
14%
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England
  • Owned70.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.3%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL3 5GBEngland
Owned outright43.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL3 5GBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.5%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

OL3 5GBEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 OL3 5GB (Diggle, Delph & Denshaw) (about 1,585 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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