Housing in OL4 2LR
What the homes in OL4 2LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorside & Sholver
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,259 (2024)
OL4 2LROldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.9%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 2LR area is well above that, at 88.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 49.2% own outright and 39.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.5%. 19.3% 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 2LR sits in (Moorside & Sholver): about 1,259 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.