Housing in BL6 5BF
What the homes in BL6 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horwich South & Middlebrook
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
BL6 5BFBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL6 5BF area is above that, at 71.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.2% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.7%20.5%
- Social rented13.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.2% 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 19.6%. 19.3% 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 BL6 5BF sits in (Horwich South & Middlebrook): about 1,387 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.