Housing in OL4 1RT
What the homes in OL4 1RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alexandra Park
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,130 (2024)
OL4 1RTOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (72.1%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 1RT area is broadly in line with that, at 59.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 4.4 people living in it. 11% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 34.3%. 38.4% 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 OL4 1RT sits in (Alexandra Park): about 3,130 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.