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Housing in BL9 8LD

What the homes in BL9 8LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Unsworth
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,325 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (39.8%). Flats make up 21.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BL9 8LDEngland
Detached39.8%22.9%
Semi-detached26.3%31.5%
Terraced12%23%
Purpose-built flat21.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 8LD area is well above that, at 86.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.6% of households against 20.5%. 54.2% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

BL9 8LD
86%
England
  • Owned86.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented11.6%20.5%
  • Social rented1.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BL9 8LDEngland
Owned outright54.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BL9 8LDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.1%. 18.4% of households include dependent children.

BL9 8LDEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 BL9 8LD sits in (Unsworth): about 1,325 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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