# Burnden & Great Lever South east Bolton. 11,294 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres. Burnden & Great Lever had 9,845 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Burnden & Great Lever was £144,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001005. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £144,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Burnden & Great Lever was £144,000 in 2025. Joint 425th 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/burnden-and-great-lever#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,845** (2021). Burnden & Great Lever had 9,845 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,281st 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/burnden-and-great-lever#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in Burnden & Great Lever 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/burnden-and-great-lever#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.2%** (January 2026). In Burnden & Great Lever, 84.2% 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/burnden-and-great-lever#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001005) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in Burnden & Great Lever 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=E02001005) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 37 homes were sold in Burnden & Great Lever in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001005) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Burnden & Great Lever had 9,845 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001005) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Burnden & Great Lever. ## Recorded crime in Burnden & Great Lever Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Burnden & Great Lever compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Burnden & Great Lever | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £144,000 | joint 5th cheapest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 9,845 | 4th most populated | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.2% | 2nd lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Burnden & Great Lever? Burnden & Great Lever had 9,845 usual residents at the census. Burnden & Great Lever is the joint 1,281st 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 Burnden & Great Lever 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. ## Burnden & Great Lever in brief The median price paid for a home in Burnden & Great Lever was £144,000 in 2025. Burnden & Great Lever had 9,845 usual residents at the census. About 96% of people in Burnden & Great Lever live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Burnden & Great Lever, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001005 - Ward: [Great Lever †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/great-lever) - Constituency: [Bolton South and Walkden †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden) - Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.52 km² - People, mid-2024: 11,294* - 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 [Central Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/central-bolton), [Tonge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/tonge), [Harper Green](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/harper-green), [Breightmet South & Darcy Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-south-and-darcy-lever), [Farnworth North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/farnworth-north), [Lever Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lever-edge) ## Latest updates for Burnden & Great Lever - 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/E02001005 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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