Housing in BL7 9DU
What the homes in BL7 9DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Eagley & Sharples
- Council
- Bolton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
BL7 9DUBolton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL7 9DU area is well above that, at 86.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 46.6% own outright and 40.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%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 2.2 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.4%. 22% 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 BL7 9DU sits in (Eagley & Sharples): about 1,534 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.