Residential dwellings
14,377
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
OL6 rents and yields
Asking rent £976/month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is OL6?
OL6: residential dwellings 14,377.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.6%
OL6 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 8 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 12,573
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 50%
- EPC A or B
- 8.8%
- EPC D or worse
- 46%
What does OL6 earn?
OL6: asking rent £976/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 234 lets).
Asking rent
£976/month 12 months to Sep 2026
234 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 234 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
425 lets
+12.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 425 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
101 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does OL6 vary by home size?
Asking rent in OL6 runs from £758/month for 1 bedroom to £1,183/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £758/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 110 |
| 2 bedrooms | £913/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.4% on the previous 12 months | 198 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,183/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 79 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns OL6?
Corporate landlords hold 94% of the 727 units in OL6 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords94% of classified · 683 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.7% of classified · 27 units
- Housing associations1.5% of classified · 11 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 6 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 OL6 rank?
OL6 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in Tameside for asking rent, at £976/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Tameside
OL6 ranks 7th of 8 postcode districts in Tameside for asking rent, at £976/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M43 | £1,158/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 197 | measured |
| 2 | M34 | £1,103/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 428 | measured |
| 3 | SK14 | £1,026/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 295 | measured |
| 4 | OL5 | £1,022/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 66 | indicative |
| 5 | SK16 | £1,013/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 102 | measured |
| 7 | OL6 | £976/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 234 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Tameside
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Tameside
OL6 ranks 4th of 8 postcode districts in Tameside for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M43 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 2 | M34 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 557 | measured |
| 3 | OL5 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 95 | measured |
| 4 | OL6 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 425 | measured |
| 5 | OL7 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 159 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Tameside
Where next from OL6?
- TamesideThe wider market this area sits in.
- M34Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,476/m² · Sep 2026
- M43Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,227/m² · Sep 2026
- OL5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,924/m² · Sep 2026
- OL7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,822/m² · Sep 2026
- SK14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,077/m² · Sep 2026
- SK15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,209/m² · Sep 2026
- SK16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,098/m² · Sep 2026
- OL4Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,062/m² · Sep 2026
- OL8Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,339/m² · Sep 2026
- M35Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,066/m² · Sep 2026
- OL3Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,073/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about OL6
- What is the average rent in OL6?
- Homes to let in OL6 asked a median £976/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 234 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in OL6?
- 5.3% 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 Sep 2026, 425 lets. +12.2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in OL6?
- OL6 has 14,377 homes, 0.6% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about OL6
- Property values in OL6Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in OL6Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in OL6What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in OL6What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in OL6Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in OL6What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in OL6Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 234 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 425 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |