Housing in BL9 6SU
What the homes in BL9 6SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walmersley & Limefield
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
BL9 6SUBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (41.9%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 6SU area is well above that, at 86.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 52.2% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.5%. 19.8% 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 6SU sits in (Walmersley & Limefield): about 1,643 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.