Housing in BL8 3DD
What the homes in BL8 3DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walshaw & Woolfold
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,126 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.5%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 3DD area is above that, at 78.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.6% of households against 20.5%. 33.3% own outright and 45.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%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 2.5 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 27.3%. 36% 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 3DD sits in (Walshaw & Woolfold): about 2,126 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.