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Housing in OL4 3AB

What the homes in OL4 3AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Salem
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,617 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48.5%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL4 3ABEngland
Detached24%22.9%
Semi-detached48.5%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 3AB area is above that, at 80.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.9% of households against 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 47.8% with a mortgage.

OL4 3AB
81%
17%
England
  • Owned80.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL4 3ABEngland
Owned outright32.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL4 3ABEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 25.3%. 34.8% of households include dependent children.

OL4 3ABEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

OldhamEngland
All homes£942£1,459
One bedroom£702£1,195
Two bedrooms£879£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,067£1,489
Four or more£1,452£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£1,044£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£808£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL4 3AB sits in (Salem): about 1,617 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.

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