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Housing in OL4 4LQ

What the homes in OL4 4LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Springhead & Grasscroft
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,623 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL4 4LQEngland
Detached42.4%22.9%
Semi-detached46.1%31.5%
Terraced8.9%23%
Purpose-built flat1.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.4% of households in the OL4 4LQ area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 49.8% own outright and 39.6% with a mortgage.

OL4 4LQ
89%
England
  • Owned89.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented9.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL4 4LQEngland
Owned outright49.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 20.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL4 4LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

OL4 4LQEngland
Living alone, under 668.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL4 4LQ (Springhead & Grasscroft) (about 1,623 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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