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Housing in OL5 9EB

What the homes in OL5 9EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Carrbrook & Micklehurst
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,305 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (65.5%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

OL5 9EBEngland
Detached2.2%22.9%
Semi-detached65.5%31.5%
Terraced15.9%23%
Purpose-built flat13.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL5 9EB area is well below that, at 30.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

OL5 9EB
31%
60%
England
  • Owned30.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.9%20.5%
  • Social rented60%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL5 9EBEngland
Owned outright13.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council21.5%8.3%
From a housing association38.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL5 9EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.3%. 38.9% of households include dependent children.

OL5 9EBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children8.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

TamesideEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£685£1,195
Two bedrooms£885£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,063£1,489
Four or more£1,402£2,161
Detached£1,234£1,640
Semi-detached£1,057£1,449
Terraced£926£1,435
Flat or maisonette£791£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL5 9EB sits in (Carrbrook & Micklehurst): about 1,305 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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