# Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting

North east Bolton. 9,578 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting had 9,045 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02000988. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 435th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,045** (2021). Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting had 9,045 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,071st most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.1%** (January 2026). In Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000988) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02000988) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 89 homes were sold in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000988) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting had 9,045 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000988) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting.

## Recorded crime in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting


Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

## How Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £145,000 | 7th cheapest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 |
| Population | 9,045 | 12th most populated | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.1% | 14th lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting?

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting had 9,045 usual residents at the census.
Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting is the joint 2,071st most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Bolton

These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bolton and not Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting alone. [See Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- **Average house price: £203,951** (August 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £203,951 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bolton earned a median of £34,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 36th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Bolton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Bolton has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 30th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting in brief

The median price paid for a home in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting was £145,000 in 2025.
Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting had 9,045 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000988
- Ward: [Astley Bridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/astley-bridge)
- Constituency: [Bolton North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east)
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.95 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,578*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 27

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Eagley & Sharples](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/eagley-and-sharples), [Hall I' th' Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/hall-i-th-wood), [Halliwell & Brownlow Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/halliwell-and-brownlow-fold), [Dunscar & Egerton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/dunscar-and-egerton), [Central Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/central-bolton), [Smithills](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/smithills)

## Latest updates for Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000988

## How to cite

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