Housing in BL6 6DB
What the homes in BL6 6DB 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
- 1,498 (2024)
BL6 6DBBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.6%). Flats make up 6.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL6 6DB area is well above that, at 87.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 59.9% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%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. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23%. 15.4% 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 6DB sits in (Horwich South & Middlebrook): about 1,498 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.