Housing in BL2 6LA
What the homes in BL2 6LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
BL2 6LABolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (53.1%). Flats make up 6.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 6LA area is broadly in line with that, at 58.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented29.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 31.4% 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 18%. 32% 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 6LA sits in (Breightmet South & Darcy Lever): about 1,662 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.