Housing in BL4 0AE
What the homes in BL4 0AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highfield & New Bury
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
BL4 0AEBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.8%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL4 0AE area is well below that, at 35%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.2% of households against 20.5%. 15.3% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned35%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented52.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.2% 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 21.1%. 31.5% 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 BL4 0AE sits in (Highfield & New Bury): about 1,474 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.