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Housing in OL6 9QR

What the homes in OL6 9QR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hurst Cross
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,978 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (70.7%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

OL6 9QREngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached7.6%31.5%
Terraced70.7%23%
Purpose-built flat15.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.1% of households in the OL6 9QR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.

OL6 9QR
35%
41%
24%
England
  • Owned35.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented40.6%20.5%
  • Social rented23.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL6 9QREngland
Owned outright18.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council7%8.3%
From a housing association16.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL6 9QREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 33.2% of households include dependent children.

OL6 9QREngland
Living alone, under 6626.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

TamesideEngland
All homes£931£1,459
One bedroom£685£1,195
Two bedrooms£885£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,063£1,489
Four or more£1,402£2,161
Detached£1,234£1,640
Semi-detached£1,057£1,449
Terraced£926£1,435
Flat or maisonette£791£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL6 9QR (Hurst Cross) (about 1,978 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.

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