Housing in OL3 5PR
What the homes in OL3 5PR 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
- 1,502 (2024)
OL3 5PROldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.2%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL3 5PR area is well above that, at 87.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 37.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 21.1% 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 22.3%. 25.2% 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 5PR sits in (Diggle, Delph & Denshaw): about 1,502 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.