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Housing in OL8 4LG

What the homes in OL8 4LG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chadderton South East
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,144 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.5%). Flats make up 25.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

OL8 4LGEngland
Detached2.6%22.9%
Semi-detached31.1%31.5%
Terraced40.5%23%
Purpose-built flat24.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.7% of households in the OL8 4LG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.7% own outright and 13% with a mortgage.

OL8 4LG
27%
28%
45%
England
  • Owned26.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented28.1%20.5%
  • Social rented44.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL8 4LGEngland
Owned outright13.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council12.8%8.3%
From a housing association31.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 36.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL8 4LGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

OL8 4LGEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OL8 4LG (Chadderton South East) (about 2,144 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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