Housing in BL4 7RT
What the homes in BL4 7RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnworth North
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
BL4 7RTBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (60%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL4 7RT area is broadly in line with that, at 60.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.4% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.4%20.5%
- Social rented11.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.4% 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 22.2%. 29.7% 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 7RT sits in (Farnworth North): about 1,563 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.