Oldham: landlord licensing
Oldham operates discretionary property licensing. Here is what is in force, what is coming, and how to check whether your property is affected.
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Active selective licensing
Selective licensing applies to ordinary private rented homes (not just HMOs) within a designated area.
Selective licensing
activeDesignated areas (not whole wards) within these wards; ~1,800 private rented properties. Council provides an interactive map and street lists.
- Dates
- 4 Jul 2022 – 3 Jul 2027
- Approx. fee
- £582 (£340.34 application + £241.66 grant)
- Wards / areas
- Alexandra, St Mary's, St James', Waterhead, Coldhurst, Werneth, Chadderton South, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale
- Designated streets
- 453
Show the 453 designated streets
Transcribed from the council's published designation. Where only part of a street is covered, the house numbers are shown exactly as the council writes them.
- Afghan Street (1)
- Argyle Street (1 -7)
- Arundel Street (1-25)
- Alva Road (2-67)
- Albany Street (1-27)
- Balfour Street (1-181)
- Barcombe Close (1-12)
- Bridson Street (1-18)
- Broadbent Road (2-119)
- Bower Street (118-140)
- Carlton Avenue (1-19)
- Cedar Street (2-24)
- Cranbrook Street (1-54)
- Clyde Street (4-26)
- Cook Street (4)
- Cornhill Street (2-26)
- Counthill Road (6-76)
- Cow Lane (2 & 2A)
- Dane Street (7-23)
- Derker Street (39-49)
- Dunkerley Street
- Edgemoor Close (1-40)
- Ena Street (1-26)
- Eric Street (1-130)
- Fairbourne Walk (1- 19)
- Fairbourne Court (1-20)
- Falkirk Street (1-29)
- Ferguson Way (1-26)
- Filbert Street (8-26)
- Fleet Street (1-28)
- Flint Street (2-14)
- Foster Street (1-40)
- French Avenue (1-19)
- Givvons Fold (1-12)
- Grasmere Road (1-37)
- Greenacres Road (182 -196)
- Green Park View (1-23)
- Hanson Street (6-64)
- Herbert Street (1-105)
- Hill Street
- Hillside Avenue (1-85)
- Hill View Close (1-18)
- Huddersfield Road (8-193)
- Hutchins Lane (1-39)
- Ivanhoe Street (1-16)
- Jackson Mews (1-28)
- James Street (1-11)
- Jowett Street (1-54)
- Kelverlow Street (1-152)
- Keston Road (1-15)
- Kilburn Street (3-25)
- Lees Road (73-341)
- Lindsay Close (1-10)
- Littlebank Street (21-68)
- Milk Street (2-12)
- Miles Street (22-56)
- Mortar Street (1-41)
- Northcote Ave (2)
- Osmond Street (4-39)
- Plane Street
- Pierce Street (1-40)
- Prince Charlie Street (75-210)
- Prince Edward Avenue (1-74)
- Prince George Street (1-39)
- Radcliffe Road (1-56)
- Rand Street (1-23)
- Ripponden Road (7- 463)
- Ripponden Street (1-26)
- Ronald Street (1-124)
- Rothesay Street (1-31)
- Ryeburne Street (3-44)
- Rixson Street (34-53)
- Saint Ambrose Court (1-15)
- Saint Ambrose Road (9-25)
- Saffron Drive (1-89)
- Saxon Street (1-30)
- Somerset Street (12-23)
- Springfield
- Staley Street (1-10)
- Taurus Street (1-58)
- Tennyson Street (1-55)
- Terrace Street (29-37)
- Tilton Street (1-29)
- Tyne Street (3-9)
- Tynwald Street (1-15)
- Vulcan Street The Old Gatehouse & (6-24)
- Wales Street (1-34)
- Walter Scott Street (43-45)
- Watersheddings Street (1-52)
- Watersheddings Way (2-38)
- Waverley Court
- Waverley Street (1-111)
- Warcock Road (1-14)
- Whetstone Hill Road (1-7)
- Whitecroft Street (2-20)
- Willowfield Road (1-7)
- Winslade Close (1-22)
- Aden St (1-29)
- Allama Iqbal Road (1-31)
- Aspull Street (1-19)
- Beaufont Drive (1-27)
- Breezehill Road (28-87)
- Brewerton Road (1-124)
- Ceylon Street (1-23)
- Chatsworth Street (1-24)
- Chesham Road (1-7)
- Cleeve Road (1-28)
- Clifton Avenue (1-12)
- Clifton Close (1-20)
- Cranbrook Street (51-94)
- Cyprus Close (1-6)
- Darwin Street (1-15)
- Dove Street (35-45)
- Elgin Road (1-30)
- Erith Road (2-18)
- Fulham Street (2-41)
- Game Street (1-29)
- Gibraltar Street (1-58)
- Gordon Avenue (13-74)
- Hill Close (1-20)
- Huxley Street (1-98)
- Jinnah Close (1-11)
- Kestrel Avenue (1-20)
- Kinder Avenue (1-14)
- Kingsley Road (1 - 40)
- Lees Grove (1-17)
- Lees Road (344-440)
- Lowside Drive (8-99)
- Lydgate Drive (1-42)
- Malta Street (1-15)
- Martin Ave (1-18)
- Melling Road (1-57)
- New Earth Street (1-119)
- Pitt Street East (7-43)
- Pendle Close (1-15)
- Quail Street (14-68)
- Roe Lane (1-20)
- Rook Street (2-4)
- Roundthorn Road (86-376)
- Roxbury Avenue (1-21)
- Salem Grove (1-36)
- Salford Street (2-26)
- Salisbury Road (33)
- School House Road (1-15)
- Smyrna Street (1-24)
- Swinton Street (1-20)
- The Lows (1-43)
- Thurland Road (1-46)
- Tunstall Rad (1-28)
- Tyndall Street (1-6)
- Vigo Street (1-30)
- Whitehouse Avenue (1-18)
- Wren Street (1-39)
- Ammon Wrigley Close (1-18)
- Arran Avenue (1-24)
- Ascroft Street (1-3)
- Ayr Avenue (1-12)
- Ashton Road (34 - 485)
- Avon Street (1-48)
- Back King Street (27-29)
- Bailey Street (1)
- Bar Gap Road (4-57)
- Bateson Way (244 - 255)
- Beever Street (10)
- Belgrave Avenue (1-24)
- Belgrave Road (1-208)
- Blunn Street (1)
- Boston Street (1-44)
- Bow Street (13-40)
- Briscoe Street (1-30)
- Broadway Street (3-91)
- Brookfield Street (1-38)
- Bute Avenue (1-24)
- Cardwell Street (11-32)
- Carthage Street (53-81 (inc Mubarak House))
- Chamber Road (5-19)
- Charlston Street (1-34)
- Charter Street (3-29)
- Church Terrace (1-5)
- Clegg Street (22-42)
- Columbia Street (1-9)
- Copsterhill Road (2-30)
- Crete Street (17 - 106)
- Dartmouth Close (1-11)
- Dowry Street (1-79)
- Edith Street (3-48)
- Egerton Street (1-123)
- Eldon Precinct (10-16)
- Eldon Street (Purdy House 29-48, Wimpenny House 49-68, Barlow House 69-111, Stott House 1-28, Potter House 112-135, Heywood House 136-185, Hague House 186-197, Bradley House 206-225, Wild House 226-243, Parr House 198-205)
- Estate Street (1-124)
- Evans Street (2-4)
- Falcon Street ((St.Clements Court 1-36))
- Falmouth Street (1-59)
- Fisher Street (31-82)
- Fitton Hill Road (1-11)
- Flint Hill Way (3)
- Foxglove Avenue (1-48)
- George Street (66-72)
- Glendale Court (1-9)
- Goddard Street (10-110)
- Great Cable Close (1-55)
- Greaves Street (3)
- Groby Street (2-8)
- Hardcastle Street (3)
- Henshaw Street (104-122)
- High Street (10-32)
- Holden Street (1)
- Honeywell Lane (2 - 230)
- Horsedge Street (12-239)
- Jackson Pit (19)
- Kenyon Avenue (2-41)
- Keswick Avenue (1-41)
- King Street (1-31)
- Laceby Avenue (9-30)
- Lee Street (279-316)
- Lord Street (44-114)
- Mackintosh Way (1-23)
- Malby Street (1-17)
- Malpas Street (2-19)
- Manchester Street (39)
- Marion Street (1-32)
- Meldrum Street (1-284)
- Montreal Street (1-30)
- Neild Street (18-56)
- Palmer Close (1-35)
- Park Road (56-124)
- Peter Street ((Ascroft Court 4-8))
- Pickworth Street (2-6)
- Plymouth Street (1-56)
- Poppy Road (1-39)
- Pool Street (4-26)
- Port Street (4-22)
- Queen Street (11)
- Retiro Street (11-26)
- Robson Street ((Oddfellows House 1-23))
- Rock Street (16-61)
- Rose Way (1-9)
- Royle Close (1-29)
- Ruth Street (1-19)
- Saint Albans Close (1-19)
- Saint Marys Street (1-33)
- Saint Marys Way (1-113)
- Scholes Street ((Astoria 1-49, Cradinal Court 101-918))
- Scotlock Way (1-19)
- Shaw Street (32-36)
- Siddall Street (32-71)
- Snowdon Street (2-22)
- Thames Street (1-29)
- Thatcher Street (1-29)
- Thornby Avenue (27)
- Union Street (14-182 (Inc Victory Apartments 1-32))
- Urmson Street (2-93)
- Villa Road (1-122)
- Wall Street (2-8)
- Wallace Street (25-52)
- Wallshaw Street (1-11)
- Walter Street (4)
- Wasdale Walk (1-49)
- Waterloo Street (6-18)
- Wellbank Close (1-10)
- Whitehall Street (11-52)
- Wildbrook Crescent (1-57)
- Wilson Way (1-47)
- Wimpole Street (2)
- Yorkshire Street (10-165)
- Alder Lane (1-19)
- Alton Street (1-47)
- Alvingham Avenue (14-46)
- Argus Street (1-61)
- Ashton Road (244 - 779)
- Bellfield Avenue (8-26)
- Berwyn Close (1-9)
- Bewley Street (1-3)
- Birch Avenue (1-75)
- Blackdown Grove (2-16)
- Brae Side (2-16)
- Bredon Way (1-12)
- Brierley Street (1-44)
- Burder Street (1-24)
- Carnarvon Street (1-48)
- Cattlin Way (1-94)
- Chapel Road (89-208)
- Cherwell Close (1-20)
- Clovelly Avenue (1-26)
- Copster Avenue (1-17)
- Copster Hill Road (243-300)
- Copster Place (1-17)
- Corona Avenue (1-47)
- County Street (2-65)
- Croft Brow (1-23)
- Crofton Street (1-63)
- Cummings Street (1-34)
- Denbigh Street (2-8)
- Elm Road (1-63)
- Enfield Avenue (1-32)
- Ethel Street (1-45)
- Fairfields (1-21)
- Fieldsway (1-36)
- Flint Hill Way (5-15)
- Forest Street (1-45)
- Foxfield Drive (1-51)
- Fox Park Road (1-26)
- Green Lane (2-168)
- Hadfield Street (22-120)
- Halliwell Avenue (1-28)
- Hathershaw Lane (1-68)
- Hazel Lane (1-8)
- Hemlock Avenue (1-24)
- Heron Street
- Hillingdon Close (1-38)
- Hollins Road (2-826)
- Holly Lane (1-16)
- Houghton Avenue (1-8)
- Howardian Close (1-20)
- Howgill Crescent (1-58)
- Iris Street (1-23)
- Jenny Street (1-54)
- Knowl Street (1-53)
- Kent Street (1-9)
- Leith Place (1-9)
- Letham Street (6-36)
- Lilac Lane (1-23)
- Limeside Road (9-25)
- Link Lane (1-28)
- Lyndhurst Road (2-64)
- Lynmouth Avenue (1-32)
- Lynton Avenue (1-27)
- Mallard Close (1-7)
- Marple Close (1-25 (inc Highgate House))
- Meadow Lane (1-35)
- Middle Gate (5-53)
- Milford Avenue (1-27)
- Mill Gate (2-8)
- Monsall Street (1-7)
- Montgomery Street (1-100)
- Moorcroft Street (1-60)
- Mossgrove Street (1-3)
- Nadin Street (1-9)
- North Gate (2-89)
- Oak Road (1-81)
- Polden Close (1-19)
- Poplar Avenue (1-59)
- Quantock Drive (1-51)
- Randolph Street (1-32)
- Repton Avenue (1-118)
- Rising Lane (1-23)
- Rising Lane Close (1-12)
- Roman Road (379-465 (inc School House 1-2 & Cemetery House))
- Schofield Street (21-108)
- Severn Road (1-42)
- Side Street (13-19)
- Sidlaw Close (1-54)
- Somersby Street (1-8)
- South Way (1-15)
- Stratford Avenue (1-27)
- Swallow Street (1-48)
- The Croft (1-8)
- The Knowls (1-9)
- Thornlea Avenue (1-21)
- Tiber Avenue (2-18)
- Trough Gate (1-35)
- Tydden Street (5)
- Walkers Road (10-64)
- Watts Street (1-17)
- Whitebank Road
- Wicklow Grove (2-12)
- Wyndale Road (1-53)
- Agnes Close (1-16)
- Albert Street (10-76)
- Alfred Street (5-105)
- Alfred Court (1-10)
- Acorn Close (1-15)
- Bath Street (1-34)
- Berkshire Place (1-12)
- Birchenlea Street (1-37)
- Bright Street (1)
- Burnaby Street (1-20)
- Butler Green (3-15)
- Block Lane (86)
- Cambridge Street (15-78)
- Carlisle Street (118-156)
- Castleton Street (2-10)
- Charles Street (5)
- Chester Street (1-56)
- Christchurch Court (1-25)
- Clara Street (3-7)
- Coalshaw Green Road (1-235)
- Coppice Street (39-115)
- Derby Court (1-19)
- Derby Street (8-71)
- Devon Street (1-17)
- Drury Lane (141-152)
- Dorset Street (6-25)
- Durham Street (46-64)
- Edward Mews (1-9)
- Edward Street (1-51)
- Elm Way (2-24)
- Evergreen Close (1-15)
- Frederick Street (1-107)
- Granby Street (1-28)
- Green Vale Close (1-4)
- Glamorgan Place (1-31)
- Glebe Street (1-77)
- Gloucester Street North (21-50)
- Gloucester Street South (6-17)
- Granby Street (1-2)
- Hathersage Street (17-24)
- Hereford Street (54-69)
- Henley Street (1-109)
- Lancaster Street (1)
- Leslie Avenue (1-58)
- Lynn Street (15-45)
- Little Cot Close (1-3)
- Longford Close (2-10)
- Malvern Street (1-14)
- Manchester Road (38-248)
- Lyndon Croft (1-32)
- Manchester Street (272-332)
- Rountree House (1-164)
- Milne Street (1-21 (Lancashire Court 1-6))
- Napier Street East (85-126)
- Napier Street West (3-92)
- Nazeby Walk (1-14)
- Newport Street (1-105)
- Norfolk Street (1-81)
- Olivers Court (1-64)
- Oxford Street (2-56)
- Pass Street (11)
- Penn Street (3-42)
- Porter Street (1-9)
- Railway Street (13)
- Raymond Avenue (4-233)
- Regatta Close (4)
- Ridings Way (1-15)
- Rose Street (1-175)
- Rutland Street (5-57)
- Saint Johns Street (3-11)
- Saint Thomas Street North (1-39)
- Seldon Street (1-24)
- Spencer Street (3-41)
- Stafford Street (28-58)
- Stanley Road (14-182)
- Suffolk Street (1-80)
- Suthers Street (24 (Oxford House 1-114))
- Tamworth Street (2-80 (Tamworth Court 1-5))
- Turf Lane (1-39)
- Vernet Gardens (2-24)
- Warwick Street (3-71)
- Werneth Park Lodge (2-4)
- Werneth Hall Road (130-148)
- Windsor Road (28-83)
- Woodfield Close (1-15)
- Wye Street (1-16)
Official local authority licensing designation
Mandatory HMO licensing (applies everywhere)
Regardless of local schemes, any property in Oldham let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households, who share a kitchen, bathroom or toilet, needs a mandatory HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004. Licences last up to 5 years and the fee is set by the council.
Penalties for operating unlicensed
- Civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence (raised from £30,000 on 1 May 2026).
- Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, claimable by the tenant.
- Unlimited fine on criminal prosecution, plus possible banning order.
- Once the national PRS Database is live, unregistered landlords can be blocked from regaining possession.
Notes
This scheme covers designated areas within nine wards rather than whole wards, and the council's street list is published for guidance only, so a street missing from it may still be included. Check the exact address on the council's own map.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a landlord licence in Oldham?
Oldham operates 1 selective licensing scheme(s). Whether your specific property needs a licence depends on its exact location and how it is let. Separately, mandatory HMO licensing still applies, to any property let to 5 or more people forming 2 or more households.
What is the penalty for an unlicensed property in Oldham?
Operating a licensable property without a licence can lead to a civil penalty of up to £40,000 per offence, a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent, an unlimited fine on prosecution, and a banning order for serious or repeat offenders.
Can a tenant in Oldham claim rent back from an unlicensed landlord?
Yes. Letting a property that required a licence, without one, is an offence under section 72(1) or section 95(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and a tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a Rent Repayment Order of up to 24 months' rent for offences committed on or after 1 May 2026. No conviction is needed first, but the tribunal must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence was committed, and the application must be made within two years of it. Tribunals award a percentage of the rent rather than the maximum, following the method in Acheampong v Roman [2022] UKUT 239 (LC).
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Renting in Oldham?
If your home needed a licence and did not have one, you may be able to claim rent back
A Rent Repayment Order can be up to 24 months' rent, you apply to the tribunal yourself, and your landlord does not need to have been prosecuted. The deadline is two years from the offence.
🏛️ Government-backed data: built from official local authority licensing designations, ONS council boundaries and UK housing legislation (Housing Act 2004), verified as of July 2026. PRSCheck is an information service, not legal advice. Many schemes are designated at street or part-ward level; the paid report confirms the exact boundary and official source for your address. Browse all councils.