Housing in BL8 2RD
What the homes in BL8 2RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehead Park
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
BL8 2RDBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (75.5%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 2RD area is broadly in line with that, at 57.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 28.9% of households against 20.5%. 23% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented13.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 35% 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 28.5%. 31.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL8 2RD sits in (Whitehead Park): about 1,526 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.