Housing in OL7 0BB
What the homes in OL7 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton Central
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
OL7 0BBAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (78%). Flats make up 80.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL7 0BB area is less than half that, at 5.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 2.7% own outright and 2.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned5.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented86.6%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 1.9 people living in it. 57.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 45.8%. 18.5% 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 OL7 0BB sits in (Ashton Central): about 1,351 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.