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Housing in BL8 1DN

What the homes in BL8 1DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Walshaw & Woolfold
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (65.9%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BL8 1DNEngland
Detached22.7%22.9%
Semi-detached65.9%31.5%
Terraced10.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 1DN area is well above that, at 91%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 20.5%. 46.4% own outright and 44.6% with a mortgage.

BL8 1DN
91%
England
  • Owned91%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented8.1%20.5%
  • Social rented0.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL8 1DNEngland
Owned outright46.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL8 1DNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.6%. 26.2% of households include dependent children.

BL8 1DNEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bury

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bury, August 2026, +0.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

BuryEngland
All homes£969£1,459
One bedroom£686£1,195
Two bedrooms£888£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,065£1,489
Four or more£1,559£2,161
Detached£1,444£1,640
Semi-detached£1,059£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£832£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL8 1DN sits in (Walshaw & Woolfold): about 1,420 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.

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