# Horwich East South west Bolton. 7,169 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres. Horwich East had 6,478 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Horwich East was £262,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02000997. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £262,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Horwich East was £262,000 in 2025. Joint 2,977th 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/horwich-east#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 6,478** (2021). Horwich East had 6,478 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,482nd least 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/horwich-east#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in Horwich East 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/horwich-east#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In Horwich East, 90.1% 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/horwich-east#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000997) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 56% of people in Horwich East 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=E02000997) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 165 homes were sold in Horwich East in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000997) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Horwich East had 6,478 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000997) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Horwich East. ## Recorded crime in Horwich East Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Horwich East compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Horwich East | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £262,000 | 5th most expensive | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 6,478 | 3rd least populated | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 56% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.1% | 3rd lowest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Horwich East? Horwich East had 6,478 usual residents at the census. Horwich East is the joint 3,482nd least 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 Horwich East 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. ## Horwich East in brief The median price paid for a home in Horwich East was £262,000 in 2025. Horwich East had 6,478 usual residents at the census. About 56% of people in Horwich East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Horwich East, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02000997 - Ward: [Horwich North †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/horwich-north) - 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: 10.30 km² - People, mid-2024: 7,169* - Neighbourhoods: 4 - Output areas: 22 * 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 [Horwich South & Middlebrook](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-south-and-middlebrook), [Westhoughton West](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-west), [Doffcocker & Moss Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/doffcocker-and-moss-bank), [New Springs](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan/new-springs), [Lostock & Ladybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lostock-and-ladybridge), [Westhoughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-east) ## Latest updates for Horwich East - 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/E02000997 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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