Homes for Bolton – Demand and Prospect Information
- Demand for social housing in Bolton is very high and only a small proportion of applications will be successful in securing an offer of a property via the Homes for Bolton scheme.
- The demand and potential time it may take to secure an offer will vary depending on the area and property type an applicant is applying for.
- Bolton council do not own any housing stock and all social housing properties advertised are owned by Registered Social landlords
- A breakdown is provided of all live applications registered with the Homes for Bolton scheme and the number of properties advertised within the last 12 month period (April 2024 to April 2025)
- Applications that have not placed an expression of interest in a 12 month period will be subject to a review. This process involves an email being sent to the applicant informing them that they are subject to a review and asks them to log in to their account to indicate if they wish to remain on the register or not and also offers a change of circumstances form to be completed.
- If an applicant completes and changes and/or indicates their wish to remain on the register, they are also expected to actively engage in expressing interest in properties. Those applicants who continue not to place expressions of interest their application may subsequently be cancelled.
- Further details about eligibility to register and how we assess application can be found within the Homes for Bolton Allocations policy at www.bolton.gov.uk/downloads/file/1490/homes-for-bolton-allocation-and-lettings-policy-july-2018
Housing Applications
The table below shows the total number of applications and the property types in which they will be eligible to express interest in.
It also shows the total number of applicants who expressed interest at least once in the previous 12 months
| | Number of those registered requiring property type | Number of applicants expressing interest over the last 12 months |
| 1 bed flat | 6618 | 1885 |
| 1 bed flat (50+) | 4274 | 1142 |
| 1 bed bungalow (50+) | 4274 | 1142 |
| 2 bed flat | 4811 | 1578 |
| 2 bed flat (50+) | 955 | 286 |
| 2 bed bungalow (50+) | 955 | 286 |
| 2 bed house | 5766 | 1864 |
| 3 bed flat | 3299 | 1069 |
| 3 bed bungalow | 3299 | 361 |
| 3 bed house | 3299 | 1069 |
| 4 or more bed house | 1522 | 358 |
- Homes for Bolton receives an average of 407 new applications each month.
- Homes for Bolton advertises an average of 109 properties each month.
Lettings Outcomes
The table below shows the total number of each property type let to successful applicants within the last 12 months.
It also shows the average number of expressions per property for each property type and size listed.
| Number of properties let | Average Expressions of interest |
| Studio flat | 2 | 447 |
| Studio flat (50+) | 10 | 21 |
| 1 bed flat | 344 | 382 |
| 1 bed bungalow | 122 | 101 |
| 1 bed flat (50+) | 246 | 70 |
| 2 bed flat | 138 | 221 |
| 2 bed house | 181 | 590 |
| 2 bed bungalow | 35 | 122 |
| 2 bed flat (50+) | 29 | 115 |
| 3 bed house | 193 | 641 |
| 4 bed house | 16 | 286 |
| 5 bed house | 1 | 245 |
| Total | 1317 | 294 |
- Homes for Bolton receives an average of 27’183 expressions of interest each month.
- In the last reported year (apr 24 – mar 25) Homes for Bolton received 507’031 hits via the website.