Housing in BL3 2EE
What the homes in BL3 2EE 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
- 1,934 (2024)
BL3 2EEBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.6%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 2EE area is below that, at 53.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.2% of households against 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented21.2%20.5%
- Social rented23.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 20.7% 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 25.9%. 39.5% 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 BL3 2EE sits in (Burnden & Great Lever): about 1,934 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.