Renting in Oldham

Average Rent in Oldham: £975/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,386 live Oldham listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£975 /month

2,386 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Oldham by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£675/mo	73
1 bed	£700/mo	400
2 bed	£950/mo	931
3 bed	£1,200/mo	508
4+ bed	£1,595/mo	156
Room (house share)	£589/mo	318

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 13 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Oldham

What it costs to rent in Oldham

Oldham currently has 2,386 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £975 a month. 83 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 79% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is OL12 at around £790/mo, while M4 sits nearer £1,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Oldham by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,386 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Oldham

£675/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Oldham is £675 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 73 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Oldham

£700/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Oldham is £700 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 400 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Oldham

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Oldham is £950 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 931 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Oldham

£1,200/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Oldham is £1,200 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 508 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Oldham

£1,595/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Oldham is £1,595 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 156 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Oldham

£589/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Oldham house share is £589 a month, 40% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 318 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Oldham rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Oldham. Latest: £931/mo (Jul 26, +11.0% YoY).

Latest

£931

Jul 26

Annual

+11.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£598

Aug 21

Total change

+56%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Oldham pay goes on rent?

Renters in Oldham spend an estimated 38% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£931/mo

£11,172/yr

Median pay

£29,124/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

38%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Oldham

Flats & apartments

274

17% of listings

Houses

1009

62% of listings

Rooms

318

20% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Oldham — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 67% of the 1,034 houses currently advertised in Oldham.

Terraced
67%688
Semi-detached
18%187
Other house
10%102
Detached
3%35
Bungalow
2%22

Rent by postcode

Where Oldham rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,701 live listings in 22 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Oldham

1M4£1,500/mo73 rentals
2M34£1,295/mo8 rentals
3M40£1,275/mo26 rentals

Cheapest in Oldham

1OL12£790/mo11 rentals
2OL7£820/mo3 rentals
3OL1£835/mo217 rentals

Features · Oldham

Garden, parking, and floor area in Oldham

Live signal across 2,386 Oldham rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

83%

of 411 Oldham listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

74%

of 422 Oldham listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Oldham this week

83 homes came onto the Oldham rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

83 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Oldham

Most Oldham homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 98,790 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.02

≈ Band B–C

Stock

99k

98,790 properties

A
52%51,110
B
18%17,650
C
17%16,650
D
7%7,270
E
4%3,490
F
2%1,610
G
1%930
H
0%80

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Oldham

94% of Oldham premises can already get full-fibre and 98% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

98%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

491 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
98%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Oldham), July 2025, covering 94,739 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Oldham homes

40% of Oldham homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

91k

90,909 EPCs

A
0%364
B
6%5,798
C
33%29,785
D
43%39,276
E
14%12,789
F
3%2,281
G
1%616

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Oldham. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Oldham

20 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Oldham centroid. The five closest:

1
The Springboard Project
Not applicable · Free schools special · OL1 1AN
0.23 mi
2
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Secondary · Free schools · OL9 6BP
0.24 mi
3
Oldham Sixth Form College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · OL8 1XU
0.27 mi
4
Northmoor Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · OL9 6AQ
0.28 mi
5
Richmond Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · OL9 6HY
0.36 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Oldham centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Where we search

Oldham listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Oldham.

Rightmove

644

PrimeLocation

533

OnTheMarket

456

OpenRent

435

SpareRoom

318

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Frequently asked

Renting in Oldham — your questions answered

How much is rent in Oldham?

The average (median) asking rent in Oldham is £975 a month — a 1-bed is £700 and a 2-bed £950, based on 2,386 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a studio in Oldham is £675 a month, 31% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 73 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Oldham is £700 a month, 28% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 400 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Oldham is £950 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 931 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Oldham is £1,200 a month, 23% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 508 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Oldham is £1,595 a month, 64% above the city-wide median of £975, based on 156 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Oldham?

The median asking rent for a room in a Oldham house share is £589 a month, 40% below the city-wide median of £975, based on 318 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Oldham?

There are currently 2,386 rental properties available in Oldham, with 83 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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