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Housing in BL1 4PS

What the homes in BL1 4PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heaton & Deane
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,017 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (32.1%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BL1 4PSEngland
Detached25.8%22.9%
Semi-detached32.1%31.5%
Terraced18.5%23%
Purpose-built flat22.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL1 4PS area is above that, at 73.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.1% of households against 20.5%. 40.6% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

BL1 4PS
74%
20%
England
  • Owned73.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented20.1%20.5%
  • Social rented6.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL1 4PSEngland
Owned outright40.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association2.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL1 4PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.2%. 30% of households include dependent children.

BL1 4PSEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bolton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bolton, August 2026, +11.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

BoltonEngland
All homes£894£1,459
One bedroom£654£1,195
Two bedrooms£815£1,335
Three bedrooms£989£1,489
Four or more£1,449£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£969£1,449
Terraced£860£1,435
Flat or maisonette£784£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL1 4PS sits in (Heaton & Deane): about 2,017 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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