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Breightmet

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East Bolton. About 16,455 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Breightmet, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
16,105
577th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.4%
2,830th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Breightmet compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BreightmetMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Breightmet is 16,105.
16,1055th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 78.5% to 98.7%. The middle area is 96.2%. Breightmet is 98.7%.
98.7%joint highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Bolton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 1.8% to 9.6%. The middle area is 4.5%. Breightmet is 6.0%.
6.0%joint 7th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Bolton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 56.9% to 67.1%. The middle area is 63.0%. Breightmet is 60.4%.
60.4%joint 3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Bolton

These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bolton and not Breightmet 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
Breightmet in brief

Breightmet had 16,105 usual residents at the census.

In Breightmet, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Breightmet, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.4% of residents in Breightmet were aged 15 to 64 at the census.