Housing in OL8 3LN
What the homes in OL8 3LN 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
- 1,779 (2024)
OL8 3LNOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (76%). Flats make up 6.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL8 3LN area is well below that, at 37.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.1% of households against 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.1%20.5%
- Social rented54.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 26.5% 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 21.9%. 39.1% 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 3LN sits in (Lime Side & Garden Suburb): about 1,779 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.