Housing in OL8 2LE
What the homes in OL8 2LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hathershaw
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
OL8 2LEOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.2%). Flats make up 4.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL8 2LE area is less than half that, at 17%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.2% of households against 20.5%. 6.6% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned17%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented7.2%20.5%
- Social rented75.2%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 2.9 people living in it. 27.2% 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 22.4%. 42.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Oldham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oldham, August 2026, +12.5% 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 OL8 2LE sits in (Hathershaw): about 1,504 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.