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Housing in BL3 2QX

What the homes in BL3 2QX 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
2,374 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40%). Flats make up 47.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BL3 2QXEngland
Detached10.7%22.9%
Semi-detached27%31.5%
Terraced15.2%23%
Purpose-built flat40%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 2QX area is well below that, at 30.7%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.2% of households against 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.

BL3 2QX
31%
41%
26%
England
  • Owned30.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented41.2%20.5%
  • Social rented26%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL3 2QXEngland
Owned outright17.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council9.2%8.3%
From a housing association16.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 49.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL3 2QXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 37.4%. 14.4% of households include dependent children.

BL3 2QXEngland
Living alone, under 6637.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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 2QX sits in (Burnden & Great Lever): about 2,374 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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