Housing in OL6 8XG
What the homes in OL6 8XG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton North
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
OL6 8XGAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (60%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
86.9% of households in the OL6 8XG area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 58.1% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (16.8%). 20.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL6 8XG (Ashton North) (about 1,291 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.