Housing in OL4 2BL
What the homes in OL4 2BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterhead
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
OL4 2BLOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.4%). Flats make up 43%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 2BL area is less than half that, at 24.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.9% of households against 20.5%. 12.3% own outright and 12.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented21.9%20.5%
- Social rented52.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 28.6%. 31.3% 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 2BL sits in (Waterhead): about 1,859 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.