Housing in BL3 5PY
What the homes in BL3 5PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rumworth North
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
BL3 5PYBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (54.8%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL3 5PY area is well below that, at 37.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.1% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented21.1%20.5%
- Social rented40.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 28.3% 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 27.8%. 39.8% 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 5PY sits in (Rumworth North): about 2,174 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.