Housing in OL6 8PY
What the homes in OL6 8PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smallshaw
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
OL6 8PYAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.8%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL6 8PY area is below that, at 53.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.2% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.2%20.5%
- Social rented15.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 38.2% 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 22.4%. 23.7% 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 8PY sits in (Smallshaw): about 1,769 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.