Housing in BL3 3AR
What the homes in BL3 3AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lever Edge
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,102 (2024)
BL3 3ARBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (56.2%). Flats make up 20.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 3AR area is less than half that, at 27.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.3% of households against 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented59.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%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. 31.1% 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 29.5%. 38.5% 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 3AR sits in (Lever Edge): about 2,102 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.