Housing in M45 6FA
What the homes in M45 6FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitefield East
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.3%). Flats make up 4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M45 6FA area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.5% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented9.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.2%. 23.7% 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 M45 6FA sits in (Whitefield East): about 1,376 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.