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Housing in BL8 3PL

What the homes in BL8 3PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Nuttall & Tottington
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,503 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (37.6%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BL8 3PLEngland
Detached37.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.3%31.5%
Terraced27.6%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL8 3PL area is well above that, at 90.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 20.5%. 54.2% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.

BL8 3PL
90%
England
  • Owned90.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented8.1%20.5%
  • Social rented1.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL8 3PLEngland
Owned outright54.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL8 3PLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.3%. 23% of households include dependent children.

BL8 3PLEngland
Living alone, under 666.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15%12.8%
Couple, no children23.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 3PL sits in (Nuttall & Tottington): about 1,503 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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