Housing in OL6 9BE
What the homes in OL6 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hurst Cross
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
OL6 9BEAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL6 9BE area is above that, at 80%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.3% of households against 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned80%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20%. 24.5% 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 9BE sits in (Hurst Cross): about 1,544 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.