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Housing in BL8 1DX

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

Neighbourhood
Whitehead Park
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,903 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (60.5%). Flats make up 18.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

BL8 1DXEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached16.7%31.5%
Terraced60.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 1DX area is broadly in line with that, at 59.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.2% of households against 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

BL8 1DX
59%
29%
England
  • Owned59.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented29.2%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL8 1DXEngland
Owned outright26.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association6.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL8 1DXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.9%. 26.2% of households include dependent children.

BL8 1DXEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 1DX sits in (Whitehead Park): about 1,903 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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