Housing in BL3 2RT
What the homes in BL3 2RT 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
- 2,908 (2024)
BL3 2RTBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.6%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 2RT area is well below that, at 41.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.3% of households against 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented41.3%20.5%
- Social rented16.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 22.2% 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 28%. 35.7% 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 2RT sits in (Burnden & Great Lever): about 2,908 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.