Housing in OL5 9AB
What the homes in OL5 9AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mossley
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,040 (2024)
OL5 9ABAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.7%). Flats make up 27.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL5 9AB area is broadly in line with that, at 55.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.3% of households against 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented37.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.6% 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 28%. 21.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Tameside
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tameside, August 2026, +5.2% 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 OL5 9AB sits in (Mossley): about 2,040 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.