Housing in BL9 8PY
What the homes in BL9 8PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Unsworth
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
BL9 8PYBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 8PY area is above that, at 85.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 51.2% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%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. 30% 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 19.8%. 22.5% 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 8PY sits in (Unsworth): about 1,503 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.