Housing in BL6 6LY
What the homes in BL6 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horwich East
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
BL6 6LYBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.2%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL6 6LY area is broadly in line with that, at 56.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented32.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 32% 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 17.1%. 22.3% 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 6LY sits in (Horwich East): 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.