Selective licensing · Oldham Council
Oldham Council designation of areas subject to Selective Licensing, Areas 1 to 5 (Phase 1 of the council's 2022 scheme; designated 1 April 2022)
- Status
- In force
- Runs
- 4 July 2022 to 3 July 2027
- Designated
- 1 April 2022
- Fee
- £582 per property: £340.34 when you apply and £241.66 if the licence is granted. The fee can't be refunded once you apply, even if you later sell the property or stop letting it. You don't need to be accredited to get a licence.
- Applies to
- Every privately rented home in the five selective licensing areas on the council's maps, which the council says lie in parts of Alexandra, St Mary's, St James, Waterhead, Coldhurst, Werneth, Chadderton South, Hollinwood and Medlock Vale wards. Small shared houses (HMOs) that don't need a mandatory HMO licence are included. HMOs with five or more people from two or more households need a mandatory HMO licence instead. Homes let by a housing association are exempt. Check the council's map for your street.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The designation covers a defined area of Oldham Council. Check your exact address with the checker below and against the map on the council’s designation page, because scheme boundaries are drawn street by street.
Oldham Council also runs its own address-level lookup: check whether a specific address falls inside the scheme.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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