Housing in OL7 9BL
What the homes in OL7 9BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton Waterloo
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
OL7 9BLAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.9%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL7 9BL area is above that, at 74.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.4% of households against 20.5%. 40.5% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.4%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%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 2.5 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.7%. 27.3% 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 9BL sits in (Ashton Waterloo): about 1,564 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.