# Harwood East Bolton. 8,369 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.4 square kilometres. Harwood had 8,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Harwood was £280,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02000989. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Harwood was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 3,347th 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/harwood#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,350** (2021). Harwood had 8,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,962nd 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/harwood#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in Harwood 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/harwood#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Harwood, 93.6% 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/harwood#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000989) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 59% of people in Harwood 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=E02000989) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 150 homes were sold in Harwood in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000989) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Harwood had 8,350 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000989) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Harwood. ## Recorded crime in Harwood Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Harwood compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Harwood | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £280,000 | 2nd most expensive | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 8,350 | 14th least populated | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 59% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.6% | 7th lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Harwood? Harwood had 8,350 usual residents at the census. Harwood is the joint 2,962nd 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 Harwood 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. ## Harwood in brief The median price paid for a home in Harwood was £280,000 in 2025. Harwood had 8,350 usual residents at the census. About 59% of people in Harwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Harwood, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02000989 - Ward: [Bradshaw †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/bradshaw) - 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: 8.40 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,369* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 29 * 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 [Bromley Cross & Bradshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/bromley-cross-and-bradshaw), [Nuttall & Tottington](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/nuttall-and-tottington), [Breightmet North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-north), [Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/tockholes-edgworth-and-hoddlesden), [Ainsworth & Bradley Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/ainsworth-and-bradley-fold), [Hall I' th' Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/hall-i-th-wood) ## Latest updates for Harwood - 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/E02000989 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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