Housing in OL5 9BB
What the homes in OL5 9BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mossley
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,938 (2024)
OL5 9BBAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.1%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL5 9BB area is above that, at 81%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 39.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned81%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.5%. 27.8% 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 9BB sits in (Mossley): about 1,938 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.