Housing in OL3 5GR
What the homes in OL3 5GR 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)
OL3 5GROldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (27.2%). Flats make up 29.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL3 5GR area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14% of households against 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented14%20.5%
- Social rented13%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. 38.1% 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 23.5%. 21.6% 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 OL3 5GR sits in (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.