Housing in BL9 9ET
What the homes in BL9 9ET 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
- 2,331 (2024)
BL9 9ETBury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.4%). Flats make up 38.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BL9 9ET area is well below that, at 35.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.2% of households against 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.2%20.5%
- Social rented51.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 31.1% 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 22%. 33.9% 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 9ET sits in (Buckley Wells & Fishpool): about 2,331 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.