Compare

Breightmet South & Darcy Lever

Middle area

East Bolton. 9,861 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£196,000
Joint 1,418th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,728
Joint 1,388th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever

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

How Breightmet South & Darcy Lever compares

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

Breightmet South & Darcy LeverMiddle
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 South & Darcy Lever is £196,000.
£196,00016th cheapest
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 South & Darcy Lever is 9,728.
9,7287th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 20.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is 77.0%.
77%7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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 South & Darcy Lever is 96.9%.
96.9%17th highest

What is the population of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?

Breightmet South & Darcy Lever had 9,728 usual residents at the census.

Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is the joint 1,388th 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 Breightmet South & Darcy Lever alone. See Bolton

Average house price
£203,951
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Breightmet South & Darcy Lever in brief

The median price paid for a home in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever was £196,000 in 2025.

Breightmet South & Darcy Lever had 9,728 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Breightmet South & Darcy Lever, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.