Housing in OL8 3PZ
What the homes in OL8 3PZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Failsworth East
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
OL8 3PZOldham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.6%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.8% of households in the OL8 3PZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.3% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented32.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.7%). 30% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL8 3PZ (Failsworth East) (about 1,619 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.