Housing in BL2 2ED
What the homes in BL2 2ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hall I' th' Wood
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,556 (2024)
BL2 2EDBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (48.8%). Flats make up 29.3%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 2ED area is well below that, at 30.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.9% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented27.4%20.5%
- Social rented40.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 29.6%. 29.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL2 2ED sits in (Hall I' th' Wood): about 2,556 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.