Housing in M8 4LS
What the homes in M8 4LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sedgley Park
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,913 (2024)
M8 4LSManchester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (73.5%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the M8 4LS area is above that, at 70.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.3% of households against 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented21.3%20.5%
- Social rented8%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 2.6 people living in it. 26.9% 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 25.3%. 30% 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 M8 4LS sits in (Sedgley Park): about 1,913 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.