Housing in OL7 9LT
What the homes in OL7 9LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton Waterloo
- Council
- Tameside
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
OL7 9LTAshton-under-Lyne
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.5%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL7 9LT area is below that, at 44.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.4%20.5%
- Social rented41.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 31.2% 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 19.1%. 32.8% 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 9LT sits in (Ashton Waterloo): about 1,707 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.