marketcodeAsking rent
£862 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
132 lets
Postcode district
OL1 rental market
Asking rent £862 a month · Gross yield 4.7% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is OL1?
- Buildings
- 8,706
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.9%
- HMO-shaped units
- 19%
What does OL1 earn?
OL1: asking rent £862 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 132 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.7% 12 months to Aug 2026
259 lets
-15.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
54 on 20 Sep 2026
How does OL1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in OL1 runs from £576 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,030 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £576 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 122 |
| 2 bedrooms | £908 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | -0.5% on the previous 12 months | 88 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,030 a month | 12 months to Feb 2026 | — | 57 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns OL1?
Corporate landlords hold 93% of the 584 units in OL1 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords93% of classified · 542 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.3% of classified · 37 units
- Housing associations0.9% of classified · 5 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does OL1 rank?
OL1 ranks 7th of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for asking rent, at £862 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Oldham
OL1 ranks 7th of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for asking rent, at £862 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OL3 | £1,215 a month | 77 | indicative |
| 2 | OL9 | £1,110 a month | 168 | measured |
| 3 | OL8 | £1,107 a month | 192 | measured |
| 4 | M35 | £1,076 a month | 176 | measured |
| 5 | OL4 | £938 a month | 189 | measured |
| 7 | OL1 | £862 a month | 132 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Oldham →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Oldham
OL1 ranks 5th of 7 postcode districts in Oldham for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
Where next from OL1?
- OldhamThe wider market this area sits in.
- M35Neighbouring postcode district · £2,949/m²
- OL2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,868/m²
- OL3Neighbouring postcode district · £4,145/m²
- OL4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,088/m²
- OL8Neighbouring postcode district · £2,570/m²
- OL9Neighbouring postcode district · £2,974/m²
- M24Next door, in another authority · £2,626/m²
- OL16Next door, in another authority · £3,038/m²
- OL11Next door, in another authority · £2,862/m²
- Homes for sale in OL1Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in OL1Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in OL1Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in OL1Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in OL1Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in OL1Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in OL1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in OL1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about OL1
- What is the average rent in OL1?
- Homes to let in OL1 asked a median £862 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 132 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in OL1?
- 4.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 259 lets. -15.8% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 132 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 259 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |