Housing in BL3 3QZ
What the homes in BL3 3QZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Daubhill & Fernhill Gate
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,907 (2024)
BL3 3QZBolton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.7%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.7% of households in the BL3 3QZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented30.4%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 29.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BL3 3QZ (Daubhill & Fernhill Gate) (about 1,907 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.