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Housing in OL7 9LR

What the homes in OL7 9LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ashton Waterloo
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,309 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (58.3%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL7 9LREngland
Detached15.9%22.9%
Semi-detached58.3%31.5%
Terraced23.1%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL7 9LR area is above that, at 79.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8% of households against 20.5%. 50% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

OL7 9LR
80%
England
  • Owned79.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented8%20.5%
  • Social rented9.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL7 9LREngland
Owned outright50%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL7 9LREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.7%. 15.8% of households include dependent children.

OL7 9LREngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children21.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL7 9LR sits in (Ashton Waterloo): about 1,309 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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