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Housing in BL8 1QB

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

Neighbourhood
Walshaw & Woolfold
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,569 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BL8 1QBEngland
Detached19.9%22.9%
Semi-detached46%31.5%
Terraced19.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.5% of households in the BL8 1QB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.1% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

BL8 1QB
77%
England
  • Owned77.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BL8 1QBEngland
Owned outright46.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council9.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL8 1QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (17.1%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

BL8 1QBEngland
Living alone, under 6615.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BL8 1QB (Walshaw & Woolfold) (about 1,569 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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