Housing in OL6 8TP
What the homes in OL6 8TP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton North
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
OL6 8TPAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.3%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL6 8TP area is above that, at 77.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 50.7% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented12.3%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. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 19.9%. 21.2% 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 8TP sits in (Ashton North): about 1,417 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.