# Doffcocker & Moss Bank

Central Bolton. 8,538 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

Doffcocker & Moss Bank had 8,347 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02000995. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Doffcocker & Moss Bank was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 2,073rd 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/doffcocker-and-moss-bank#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,347** (2021). Doffcocker & Moss Bank had 8,347 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,968th 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/doffcocker-and-moss-bank#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Doffcocker & Moss Bank 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/doffcocker-and-moss-bank#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Doffcocker & Moss Bank, 95.1% 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/doffcocker-and-moss-bank#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000995) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Doffcocker & Moss Bank 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=E02000995) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 123 homes were sold in Doffcocker & Moss Bank in 2025.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000995) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Doffcocker & Moss Bank had 8,347 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000995) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Doffcocker & Moss Bank.

## Recorded crime in Doffcocker & Moss Bank


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

## How Doffcocker & Moss Bank compares

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

| Measure | Doffcocker & Moss Bank | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | 11th most expensive | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 |
| Population | 8,347 | 13th least 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 | 95.1% | joint 10th lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Doffcocker & Moss Bank?

Doffcocker & Moss Bank had 8,347 usual residents at the census.
Doffcocker & Moss Bank is the joint 2,968th 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 Doffcocker & Moss Bank 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.

## Doffcocker & Moss Bank in brief

The median price paid for a home in Doffcocker & Moss Bank was £225,000 in 2025.
Doffcocker & Moss Bank had 8,347 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Doffcocker & Moss Bank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Doffcocker & Moss Bank, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02000995
- Ward: [Smithills †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/smithills)
- Constituency: [Bolton West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west)
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.78 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,538*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* 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

[Smithills](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/smithills), [Lostock & Ladybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lostock-and-ladybridge), [Horwich East](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-east), [Heaton & Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/heaton-and-deane), [Horwich South & Middlebrook](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-south-and-middlebrook)

## Latest updates for Doffcocker & Moss Bank

- 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/E02000995

## How to cite

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