# Rumworth South South east Bolton. 8,877 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres. Rumworth South had 8,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Rumworth South was £150,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02001006. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rumworth South was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 501st 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/rumworth-south#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,470** (2021). Rumworth South had 8,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,787th 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/rumworth-south#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Rumworth South 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/rumworth-south#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Rumworth South, 98.9% 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/rumworth-south#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001006) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Rumworth South 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=E02001006) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 49 homes were sold in Rumworth South in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001006) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rumworth South had 8,470 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02001006) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Rumworth South. ## Recorded crime in Rumworth South Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Rumworth South compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Rumworth South | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £150,000 | joint 8th cheapest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 8,470 | 17th 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 | 98.9% | 5th highest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Rumworth South? Rumworth South had 8,470 usual residents at the census. Rumworth South is the joint 2,787th 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 Rumworth South 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. ## Rumworth South in brief The median price paid for a home in Rumworth South was £150,000 in 2025. Rumworth South had 8,470 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Rumworth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Rumworth South, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02001006 - Ward: [Rumworth †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/ward/rumworth) - Constituency: [Bolton South and Walkden †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden) - Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 0.88 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,877* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - 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 [Daubhill & Fernhill Gate](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/daubhill-and-fernhill-gate), [Lever Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lever-edge), [Rumworth North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-north) ## Latest updates for Rumworth South - 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/E02001006 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-south, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-south#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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