Housing in BL9 7JS
What the homes in BL9 7JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill
- Council
- Rochdale
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,943 (2024)
BL9 7JSBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (57.1%). Flats make up 4.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 7JS area is broadly in line with that, at 56.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.1% of households against 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.8%. 32% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rochdale
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rochdale, August 2026, +8.5% 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 7JS sits in (Heywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill): about 1,943 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.