"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Oldham.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Oldham.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 26582% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 23829% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 43518% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 18918% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 19760% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 577% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 3857% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 12979% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 10944% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 16498% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 49857% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 57345% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 154948% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 58259% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 56229% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4060% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 5208% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 1582% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 653% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 21.93%Social rented 2013: 21.99%Social rented 2014: 22.09%Social rented 2015: 22.22%Social rented 2016: 22.16%Social rented 2017: 21.95%Social rented 2018: 21.86%Social rented 2019: 21.76%Social rented 2020: 21.38%Social rented 2021: 21.33%Private rented 2012: 14.13%Private rented 2013: 14.70%Private rented 2014: 15.12%Private rented 2015: 15.54%Private rented 2016: 15.68%Private rented 2017: 15.47%Private rented 2018: 15.24%Private rented 2019: 14.94%Private rented 2020: 14.94%Private rented 2021: 15.11%Owned outright 2012: 30.73%Owned outright 2013: 30.70%Owned outright 2014: 30.95%Owned outright 2015: 31.39%Owned outright 2016: 31.86%Owned outright 2017: 32.56%Owned outright 2018: 33.03%Owned outright 2019: 33.31%Owned outright 2020: 35.07%Owned outright 2021: 36.67%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 33.21%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 32.61%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 31.84%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 30.86%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 30.30%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.02%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 29.86%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 30.00%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 28.61%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 26.88%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)-50010015020050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£152 for Single room rentals.£-7 for One bedroom rentals.£11 for Two bedroom rentals.£59 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Oldham.

Dataset

House Prices
Oldham
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kOldham 1995-12-01: 39000Oldham 1996-03-01: 39950Oldham 1996-06-01: 39995Oldham 1996-09-01: 40000Oldham 1996-12-01: 39950Oldham 1997-03-01: 40000Oldham 1997-06-01: 40000Oldham 1997-09-01: 41000Oldham 1997-12-01: 41500Oldham 1998-03-01: 41000Oldham 1998-06-01: 42000Oldham 1998-09-01: 42500Oldham 1998-12-01: 43000Oldham 1999-03-01: 43500Oldham 1999-06-01: 43000Oldham 1999-09-01: 43500Oldham 1999-12-01: 44500Oldham 2000-03-01: 44000Oldham 2000-06-01: 44000Oldham 2000-09-01: 44000Oldham 2000-12-01: 43000Oldham 2001-03-01: 43000Oldham 2001-06-01: 43500Oldham 2001-09-01: 44500Oldham 2001-12-01: 45000Oldham 2002-03-01: 47000Oldham 2002-06-01: 48450Oldham 2002-09-01: 50000Oldham 2002-12-01: 52950Oldham 2003-03-01: 55000Oldham 2003-06-01: 56950Oldham 2003-09-01: 59000Oldham 2003-12-01: 60000Oldham 2004-03-01: 64000Oldham 2004-06-01: 69500Oldham 2004-09-01: 74000Oldham 2004-12-01: 79950Oldham 2005-03-01: 83950Oldham 2005-06-01: 85000Oldham 2005-09-01: 86950Oldham 2005-12-01: 89500Oldham 2006-03-01: 92000Oldham 2006-06-01: 97000Oldham 2006-09-01: 102000Oldham 2006-12-01: 107500Oldham 2007-03-01: 110000Oldham 2007-06-01: 111220Oldham 2007-09-01: 111995Oldham 2007-12-01: 112500Oldham 2008-03-01: 115000Oldham 2008-06-01: 115000Oldham 2008-09-01: 115000Oldham 2008-12-01: 112000Oldham 2009-03-01: 110000Oldham 2009-06-01: 107500Oldham 2009-09-01: 105000Oldham 2009-12-01: 105000Oldham 2010-03-01: 105000Oldham 2010-06-01: 108500Oldham 2010-09-01: 110000Oldham 2010-12-01: 110000Oldham 2011-03-01: 110000Oldham 2011-06-01: 105000Oldham 2011-09-01: 104995Oldham 2011-12-01: 104500Oldham 2012-03-01: 105000Oldham 2012-06-01: 106000Oldham 2012-09-01: 107000Oldham 2012-12-01: 107500Oldham 2013-03-01: 108000Oldham 2013-06-01: 109000Oldham 2013-09-01: 110000Oldham 2013-12-01: 110000Oldham 2014-03-01: 112500Oldham 2014-06-01: 115000Oldham 2014-09-01: 115000Oldham 2014-12-01: 116500Oldham 2015-03-01: 116995Oldham 2015-06-01: 115000Oldham 2015-09-01: 117500Oldham 2015-12-01: 119500Oldham 2016-03-01: 119972.5Oldham 2016-06-01: 121250Oldham 2016-09-01: 122000Oldham 2016-12-01: 123000Oldham 2017-03-01: 125000Oldham 2017-06-01: 126000Oldham 2017-09-01: 127000Oldham 2017-12-01: 127500Oldham 2018-03-01: 127000Oldham 2018-06-01: 126000Oldham 2018-09-01: 130000Oldham 2018-12-01: 130000Oldham 2019-03-01: 132000Oldham 2019-06-01: 135000Oldham 2019-09-01: 135000Oldham 2019-12-01: 137000Oldham 2020-03-01: 137000Oldham 2020-06-01: 139725Oldham 2020-09-01: 140995Oldham 2020-12-01: 151000Oldham 2021-03-01: 164000Oldham 2021-06-01: 168000Oldham 2021-09-01: 172000Oldham 2021-12-01: 172000Oldham 2022-03-01: 172000Oldham 2022-06-01: 175000Oldham 2022-09-01: 175000Oldham 2022-12-01: 180000Oldham 2023-03-01: 180000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Oldham.

Dataset

Oldham
01200400800totalroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Oldham bed1: 544Oldham bed2: 624Oldham bed3: 801Oldham bed4plus: 1083Oldham room: 490Oldham total: 692

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Oldham, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Oldham. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Oldham. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Oldham. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Oldham.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01000015000200005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 14422Working-age 2023-03-31: 14991Working-age 2022-12-31: 14853Working-age 2022-09-30: 14973Working-age 2022-06-30: 15178Working-age 2022-03-31: 15293Working-age 2021-12-31: 15356Working-age 2021-09-30: 15860Working-age 2021-06-30: 16141Working-age 2021-03-31: 16167Working-age 2020-12-31: 15967Working-age 2020-09-30: 15903Working-age 2020-06-30: 15220Working-age 2020-03-31: 13959Working-age 2019-12-31: 13960Working-age 2019-09-30: 14060Working-age 2019-06-30: 14201Working-age 2019-03-31: 14089Working-age 2018-12-31: 14173Working-age 2018-09-30: 14365Working-age 2018-06-30: 14543Working-age 2018-03-31: 14365Working-age 2017-12-31: 14470Working-age 2017-09-30: 14658Working-age 2017-06-30: 14867Working-age 2017-03-31: 14831Working-age 2016-12-31: 15011Working-age 2016-09-30: 15232Working-age 2016-06-30: 15266Working-age 2016-03-31: 15299Pensioners 2023-06-30: 6643Pensioners 2023-03-31: 6663Pensioners 2022-12-31: 6730Pensioners 2022-09-30: 6763Pensioners 2022-06-30: 6803Pensioners 2022-03-31: 6818Pensioners 2021-12-31: 6852Pensioners 2021-09-30: 6929Pensioners 2021-06-30: 7008Pensioners 2021-03-31: 7035Pensioners 2020-12-31: 7175Pensioners 2020-09-30: 7254Pensioners 2020-06-30: 7386Pensioners 2020-03-31: 7418Pensioners 2019-12-31: 7488Pensioners 2019-09-30: 7548Pensioners 2019-06-30: 7619Pensioners 2019-03-31: 7689Pensioners 2018-12-31: 7821Pensioners 2018-09-30: 7923Pensioners 2018-06-30: 8009Pensioners 2018-03-31: 8084Pensioners 2017-12-31: 8236Pensioners 2017-09-30: 8300Pensioners 2017-06-30: 8406Pensioners 2017-03-31: 8490Pensioners 2016-12-31: 8630Pensioners 2016-09-30: 8765Pensioners 2016-06-30: 8860Pensioners 2016-03-31: 9020