Housing in BL2 3EP
What the homes in BL2 3EP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromley Cross & Bradshaw
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,314 (2024)
BL2 3EPBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48.7%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 3EP area is well above that, at 92.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.2% of households against 20.5%. 62% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 28% 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 21%. 20.5% 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 3EP sits in (Bromley Cross & Bradshaw): about 1,314 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.