Housing in BL2 3FX
What the homes in BL2 3FX 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
- 1,493 (2024)
BL2 3FXBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (44.5%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 3FX area is well above that, at 87.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.9% own outright and 40.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.6%. 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 3FX sits in (Bromley Cross & Bradshaw): about 1,493 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.