# Smithills North Bolton. 8,209 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.0 square kilometres. Smithills had 7,811 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). The median price paid for a home in Smithills was £185,000 in 2025. Middle area. Code E02000991. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Smithills was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 1,141st 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/smithills#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,811** (2021). Smithills had 7,811 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,868th 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/smithills#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Smithills 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/smithills#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Smithills, 98.3% 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/smithills#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02000991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Smithills 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=E02000991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 116 homes were sold in Smithills in 2025. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02000991) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Smithills had 7,811 usual residents at the census. - [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E02000991) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton. The outline is Smithills. ## Recorded crime in Smithills Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester. ## How Smithills compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Smithills | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £185,000 | 13th cheapest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025 | | Population | 7,811 | 11th 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 | 98.3% | 9th highest | 35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026 | ## What is the population of Smithills? Smithills had 7,811 usual residents at the census. Smithills is the joint 3,868th 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 Smithills 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. ## Smithills in brief The median price paid for a home in Smithills was £185,000 in 2025. Smithills had 7,811 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Smithills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Smithills, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02000991 - 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: 6.96 km² - People, mid-2024: 8,209* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 27 * 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), [Doffcocker & Moss Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/doffcocker-and-moss-bank), [Halliwell & Brownlow Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/halliwell-and-brownlow-fold), [Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden](https://openindex.co.uk/blackburn-with-darwen/tockholes-edgworth-and-hoddlesden), [Dunscar & Egerton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/dunscar-and-egerton), [Gilnow & Victory](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/gilnow-and-victory) ## Latest updates for Smithills - 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/E02000991 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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