In England & Wales there has been an increase in the proportion of households that rented their accommodation, up to 37.3% in 2021 from 34.3%, in 2011. Of those, in 2021, 17.1% were in the social rented sector, eg through a local council or housing association which is a smaller proportion than in 2011 (17.6%) however in 2021, 20.3% rented their accommodation privately, up from 16.7% in 2011.  There has been a decrease in the proportion of households that owned their accommodation, to 62.5% in 2021 from 64.3% in 2011.

Bury matches England and Wales for social renting from the council or Local Authority, is lower for other social rented and private rented properties and higher for owned properties.

The table below shows housing tenure by MSOA in Bury.

Fairfield & Jericho and Radcliffe had the highest number of households socially renting their accommodation at 38.0%, with Whitefield West & Park Lane the lowest at 2.5%.

The table below shows housing tenure by ward.

Bury East had the highest number of households socially renting their accommodation at 26.8%, with North Manor the lowest at 4.4%.