Housing in BL2 5ES
What the homes in BL2 5ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Breightmet North
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
BL2 5ESBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (34%). Flats make up 30.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 5ES area is less than half that, at 27.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 12.3% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented61.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 36.1% 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 25%. 33.4% 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 5ES sits in (Breightmet North): about 1,746 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.