Housing in OL4 4LY
What the homes in OL4 4LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lees & Hey
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
OL4 4LYOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.8%). Flats make up 28.6%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 4LY area is well below that, at 41.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.8% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented22.8%20.5%
- Social rented35%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.2% 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 25.2%. 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 4LY sits in (Lees & Hey): about 1,783 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.