Housing in BL3 5QH
What the homes in BL3 5QH 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 5QHBolton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.8%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.1% of households in the BL3 5QH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a couple with dependent children (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). 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 5QH (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.