Housing in BL2 6TF
What the homes in BL2 6TF 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
- 1,270 (2024)
BL2 6TFBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (52.8%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL2 6TF area is well above that, at 90.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.7% of households against 20.5%. 60.2% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented1.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20%. 17.2% 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 6TF sits in (Breightmet South & Darcy Lever): about 1,270 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.