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Housing in OL9 0BD

What the homes in OL9 0BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chadderton North
Council
Oldham
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,649 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (54.5%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

OL9 0BDEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached54.5%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat14.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL9 0BD area is below that, at 45.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 22.6% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

OL9 0BD
46%
13%
40%
England
  • Owned45.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented39.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

OL9 0BDEngland
Owned outright22.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council19.7%8.3%
From a housing association20.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL9 0BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.6%. 32.1% of households include dependent children.

OL9 0BDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children8.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 OL9 0BD sits in (Chadderton North): about 1,649 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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