Housing in BL2 2PX
What the homes in BL2 2PX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tonge
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
BL2 2PXBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (48.6%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 2PX area is below that, at 49.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.5% of households against 20.5%. 24.3% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented35.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 23.7%. 22.6% 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 2PX sits in (Tonge): about 1,602 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.