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Over Hulton

Middle area

South Bolton. 6,426 people in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Over Hulton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£258,500
2,883rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,106
2,892nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Over Hulton compares

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from £107,000 to £335,000. The middle area is £200,000. Over Hulton is £258,500.
£258,5006th highest
Population35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 6,106 to 10,773. The middle area is 8,465. Over Hulton is 6,106.
6,106lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 71.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.8%. Over Hulton is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 13th highest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Bolton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 1.6% to 11.6%. The middle area is 5.0%. Over Hulton is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 10th lowest

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 Over Hulton alone. See Bolton

Average house price
£204,379
Up 5.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Over Hulton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Over Hulton was £258,500 in 2025.

Over Hulton had 6,106 usual residents at the census.

In Over Hulton, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Over Hulton, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.