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Bolton-upon-Dearne

Middle area

East Barnsley. 7,786 people in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Bolton-upon-Dearne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£125,000
Joint 182nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,762
Joint 3,949th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bolton-upon-Dearne

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bolton-upon-Dearne at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences259
Anti-social behaviour107
Other crime99
Criminal damage and arson64
Burglary44
Vehicle crime38
Drug offences9
Robbery6
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bolton-upon-Dearne compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bolton-upon-DearneMiddle
Median sale price30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from £125,000 to £379,998. The middle area is £170,000. Bolton-upon-Dearne is £125,000.
£125,000joint cheapest
Population30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 5,923 to 12,091. The middle area is 7,847. Bolton-upon-Dearne is 7,762.
7,76214th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 31.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bolton-upon-Dearne is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Barnsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 68.2% to 99.1%. The middle area is 92.9%. Bolton-upon-Dearne is 89.5%.
89.5%11th lowest

Is Bolton-upon-Dearne safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bolton-upon-Dearne at a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bolton-upon-Dearne.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), anti-social behaviour (107) and other crime (99).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Barnsley

These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Bolton-upon-Dearne alone. See Barnsley

Average house price
£175,537
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,652
113th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
Joint 36th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.1
40th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bolton-upon-Dearne in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bolton-upon-Dearne was £125,000 in 2025.

Bolton-upon-Dearne had 7,762 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Bolton-upon-Dearne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bolton-upon-Dearne, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.