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Housing in BL3 2BL

What the homes in BL3 2BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burnden & Great Lever
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,995 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45.8%). Flats make up 8.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BL3 2BLEngland
Detached12.6%22.9%
Semi-detached45.8%31.5%
Terraced33.4%23%
Purpose-built flat6.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 2BL area is broadly in line with that, at 62.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.4% of households against 20.5%. 33.5% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

BL3 2BL
62%
20%
17%
England
  • Owned62.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented20.4%20.5%
  • Social rented16.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL3 2BLEngland
Owned outright33.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.3%18.2%
Other private rented4.1%2.2%
From the council12.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL3 2BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.3%. 37.4% of households include dependent children.

BL3 2BLEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

BoltonEngland
All homes£894£1,459
One bedroom£654£1,195
Two bedrooms£815£1,335
Three bedrooms£989£1,489
Four or more£1,449£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£969£1,449
Terraced£860£1,435
Flat or maisonette£784£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL3 2BL sits in (Burnden & Great Lever): about 1,995 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.

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