Housing in BL9 9DE
What the homes in BL9 9DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckley Wells & Fishpool
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,124 (2024)
BL9 9DEBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.6%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 9DE area is broadly in line with that, at 67.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.3% of households against 20.5%. 35.8% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented23.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.5%. 33.7% 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 9DE sits in (Buckley Wells & Fishpool): about 2,124 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.