Housing in BL8 2RU
What the homes in BL8 2RU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehead Park
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,908 (2024)
BL8 2RUBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.2%). Flats make up 26%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 2RU area is below that, at 51.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.4% of households against 20.5%. 27% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented22.4%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42% 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 26%. 25.7% 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 2RU sits in (Whitehead Park): about 1,908 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.