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Housing in OL4 5PG

What the homes in OL4 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alt
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,912 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (38.2%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

OL4 5PGEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached38.2%31.5%
Terraced36%23%
Purpose-built flat20.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL4 5PG area is less than half that, at 23.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.

OL4 5PG
24%
12%
63%
England
  • Owned23.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented63%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL4 5PGEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council35.2%8.3%
From a housing association27.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL4 5PGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.9%. 36.5% of households include dependent children.

OL4 5PGEngland
Living alone, under 6621.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children20.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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 5PG sits in (Alt): about 1,912 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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