Housing in BL9 6NJ
What the homes in BL9 6NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walmersley & Limefield
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
BL9 6NJBury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.3%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.6% of households in the BL9 6NJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented18.7%20.5%
- Social rented14%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.7%). 22.1% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BL9 6NJ (Walmersley & Limefield) (about 1,646 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.