Housing in M45 8RT
What the homes in M45 8RT 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 8RTManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.7%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M45 8RT area is well below that, at 32%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood M45 8RT sits in (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.