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Housing in BL4 7HE

What the homes in BL4 7HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Farnworth North
Council
Bolton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.8%). Flats make up 12.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BL4 7HEEngland
Detached3.6%22.9%
Semi-detached22.8%31.5%
Terraced60.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.8% of households in the BL4 7HE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.3% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

BL4 7HE
47%
24%
29%
England
  • Owned46.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented29.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BL4 7HEEngland
Owned outright24.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council17%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL4 7HEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

BL4 7HEEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

BoltonEngland
All homes£894£1,459
One bedroom£654£1,195
Two bedrooms£815£1,335
Three bedrooms£989£1,489
Four or more£1,449£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£969£1,449
Terraced£860£1,435
Flat or maisonette£784£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BL4 7HE (Farnworth North) (about 1,764 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.

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