Housing in OL9 8NH
What the homes in OL9 8NH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadderton South West
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,468 (2024)
OL9 8NHOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (44.1%). Flats make up 20.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL9 8NH area is broadly in line with that, at 56.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.1% of households against 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.5%. 27.5% 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 OL9 8NH sits in (Chadderton South West): about 2,468 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.