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Breightmet North

Middle area

East Bolton. 8,837 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Breightmet North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£181,000
1,091st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,575
2,633rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Breightmet North compares

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

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from £107,000 to £335,000. The middle area is £200,000. Breightmet North is £181,000.
£181,00012th lowest
Population35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 6,106 to 10,773. The middle area is 8,465. Breightmet North is 8,575.
8,57515th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 71.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.8%. Breightmet North is 99.2%.
99.2%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Bolton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 1.6% to 11.6%. The middle area is 5.0%. Breightmet North is 6.9%.
6.9%9th highest

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 Breightmet North alone. See Bolton

Average house price
£204,379
Up 5.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Breightmet North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Breightmet North was £181,000 in 2025.

Breightmet North had 8,575 usual residents at the census.

In Breightmet North, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Breightmet North, 6.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.