# Central Bolton East Bolton. 9,608 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres. Central Bolton had 8,530 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Central Bolton was £107,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02000999. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £107,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bolton was £107,000 in 2025. Joint 80th 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/central-bolton#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,530** (2021). Central Bolton had 8,530 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,694th 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/central-bolton#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Central Bolton 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/central-bolton#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.2%** (January 2026). In Central Bolton, 71.2% 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/central-bolton#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000999) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Central Bolton 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=E02000999) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 29 homes were sold in Central Bolton in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000999) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Central Bolton had 8,530 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000999) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Central Bolton. ## Recorded crime in Central Bolton Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Central Bolton compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Central Bolton | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £107,000 | cheapest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 8,530 | 16th 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 | 71.2% | lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Central Bolton? Central Bolton had 8,530 usual residents at the census. Central Bolton is the joint 2,694th 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 Central Bolton alone. [See Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) - **Average house price: £204,379** (July 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £204,379 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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. ## Central Bolton in brief The median price paid for a home in Central Bolton was £107,000 in 2025. Central Bolton had 8,530 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Central Bolton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Central Bolton, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02000999 - Ward: [Queens Park & Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/queens-park-and-central) - 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: 3.23 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,608* - 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 [Burnden & Great Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/burnden-and-great-lever), [Lever Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lever-edge), [Halliwell & Brownlow Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/halliwell-and-brownlow-fold), [Gilnow & Victory](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/gilnow-and-victory), [Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting), [Hall I' th' Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/hall-i-th-wood) ## Latest updates for Central Bolton - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02000999 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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