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Housing in OL9 8NQ

What the homes in OL9 8NQ 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
2,064 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.1%). Flats make up 10%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OL9 8NQEngland
Detached3.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19%31.5%
Terraced67.1%23%
Purpose-built flat7.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.2% of households in the OL9 8NQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

OL9 8NQ
41%
35%
21%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented35.2%20.5%
  • Social rented20.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OL9 8NQEngland
Owned outright19.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council10.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OL9 8NQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.

OL9 8NQEngland
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%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). 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 OL9 8NQ (Chadderton South East) (about 2,064 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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