Housing in OL4 2RL
What the homes in OL4 2RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterhead
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
OL4 2RLOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (54.6%). Flats make up 29.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 2RL area is well below that, at 38.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.5% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented39.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 40.6% 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 31.6%. 28.2% 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 OL4 2RL sits in (Waterhead): about 1,933 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.