Housing in OL4 4LS
What the homes in OL4 4LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Springhead & Grasscroft
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
OL4 4LSOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.4%). Flats make up 18.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 4LS area is broadly in line with that, at 62.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented15.5%20.5%
- Social rented21.8%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 2.1 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.2%. 21.2% 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 4LS sits in (Springhead & Grasscroft): about 1,612 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.