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Housing in OL8 3BB

What the homes in OL8 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lime Side & Garden Suburb
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,738 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (54.4%). Flats make up 6.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL8 3BBEngland
Detached11.1%22.9%
Semi-detached54.4%31.5%
Terraced28.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL8 3BB area is above that, at 76%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.

OL8 3BB
76%
19%
England
  • Owned76%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL8 3BBEngland
Owned outright42.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL8 3BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 17.7%. 22.5% of households include dependent children.

OL8 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

OldhamEngland
All homes£942£1,459
One bedroom£702£1,195
Two bedrooms£879£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,067£1,489
Four or more£1,452£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£1,044£1,449
Terraced£923£1,435
Flat or maisonette£808£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL8 3BB sits in (Lime Side & Garden Suburb): about 1,738 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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