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Asking rent £967/month · Gross yield 4.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Oldham: asking rent £967/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,262 lets).
£967/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,262 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, 1,262 lets.
4.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,050 lets
-4.4% 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, 2,050 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
446 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Oldham runs from £771/month for 1 bedroom to £1,624/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £771/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -9.1% on the previous 12 months | 629 |
| 2 bedrooms | £943/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.6% on the previous 12 months | 795 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,216/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 467 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,624/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 56 |
| 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.
Corporate landlords hold 93% of the 6,273 units in Oldham whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Oldham ranks 8th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for asking rent, at £967/month.
Oldham ranks 8th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for asking rent, at £967/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | £1,479/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 17,786 | measured |
| 2 | Trafford | £1,477/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,803 | measured |
| 3 | Salford | £1,248/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,041 | measured |
| 4 | Stockport | £1,213/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,402 | measured |
| 5 | Tameside | £1,046/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,559 | measured |
| 8 | Oldham | £967/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,262 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Greater Manchester
Oldham ranks 6th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 6.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 39,830 | measured |
| 2 | Salford | 6.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 32,049 | measured |
| 3 | Rochdale | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,843 | measured |
| 4 | Tameside | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,318 | measured |
| 5 | Wigan | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,456 | measured |
| 6 | Oldham | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,050 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Greater Manchester
OL3 leads the 7 postcode districts within Oldham for asking rent, at £1,235/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OL3 | £1,235/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 75 | indicative |
| 2 | OL8 | £1,156/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 184 | measured |
| 3 | OL9 | £1,136/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
| 4 | M35 | £1,116/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 171 | measured |
| 5 | OL4 | £937/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 190 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Oldham
OL8 leads the 7 postcode districts within Oldham for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OL8 | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 268 | measured |
| 2 | OL9 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 252 | measured |
| 3 | M35 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 507 | measured |
| 4 | OL1 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 259 | measured |
| 5 | OL4 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 287 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Oldham
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,262 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,050 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |