Housing in BL3 5LN
What the homes in BL3 5LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rumworth North
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43%). Flats make up 41.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 5LN area is well below that, at 31.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20% of households against 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 5.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented20%20.5%
- Social rented47.2%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 2.6 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.6%. 24.6% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL3 5LN sits in (Rumworth North): about 1,761 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.