Housing in BL6 5RL
What the homes in BL6 5RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackrod & Butterwick Fields
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,326 (2024)
BL6 5RLBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (37.2%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL6 5RL area is above that, at 77.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.4% of households against 20.5%. 37.3% own outright and 40.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented3%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.4%. 29.4% 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 5RL sits in (Blackrod & Butterwick Fields): about 2,326 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.