Housing in M45 8JN
What the homes in M45 8JN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Besses
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,790 (2024)
M45 8JNManchester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.7%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32% of households in the M45 8JN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 17.9% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned32%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented59.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.8%). 29.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M45 8JN (Besses) (about 1,790 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.