Housing in OL6 7PG
What the homes in OL6 7PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton Central
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,681 (2024)
OL6 7PGAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38%). Flats make up 61.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL6 7PG area is less than half that, at 15.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.5% of households against 20.5%. 7.7% own outright and 7.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned15.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented35.5%20.5%
- Social rented49.1%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 1.9 people living in it. 59.6% 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 49.5%. 17.4% 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 OL6 7PG sits in (Ashton Central): about 2,681 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.