Housing in BL9 6PY
What the homes in BL9 6PY 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 6PYBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.3%). Flats make up 23.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 6PY area is broadly in line with that, at 64.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.7% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, 66 and over, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BL9 6PY sits in (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.