Housing in BL4 9AG
What the homes in BL4 9AG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnworth South
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,947 (2024)
BL4 9AGBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.1%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL4 9AG area is broadly in line with that, at 56.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.9% of households against 20.5%. 27% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented22.9%20.5%
- Social rented18.7%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 2.1 people living in it. 40.8% 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 27.5%. 23.2% 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 9AG sits in (Farnworth South): about 1,947 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.