Housing in OL8 2RB
What the homes in OL8 2RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hathershaw
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
OL8 2RBOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.4%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL8 2RB area is below that, at 44.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.8% of households against 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented24.8%20.5%
- Social rented30%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.3% 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 20.3%. 32.7% 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 2RB sits in (Hathershaw): about 1,526 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.