Housing in OL6 8RT
What the homes in OL6 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smallshaw
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,641 (2024)
OL6 8RTAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (83%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL6 8RT area is well below that, at 37.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.6% of households against 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented11.6%20.5%
- Social rented49.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.7% 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 24.2%. 41.2% 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 8RT sits in (Smallshaw): about 1,641 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.