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Housing in M45 8QW

What the homes in M45 8QW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitefield East
Council
Bury
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,354 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.5%). Flats make up 33.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

M45 8QWEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.2%31.5%
Terraced33.5%23%
Purpose-built flat29.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.8% of households in the M45 8QW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

M45 8QW
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52%
England
  • Owned39.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.3%20.5%
  • Social rented51.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

M45 8QWEngland
Owned outright15.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council37.8%8.3%
From a housing association14%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 52.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

M45 8QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.5%). 20.8% of households include dependent children.

M45 8QWEngland
Living alone, under 6630.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.3%12.8%
Couple, no children8.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

BuryEngland
All homes£969£1,459
One bedroom£686£1,195
Two bedrooms£888£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,065£1,489
Four or more£1,559£2,161
Detached£1,444£1,640
Semi-detached£1,059£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£832£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around M45 8QW (Whitefield East) (about 1,354 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.

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