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Bromley Cross

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North east Bolton. About 12,819 people in 6.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bromley Cross, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,708
1,375th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.2%
3,393rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bromley Cross compares

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

Bromley CrossMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Bromley Cross is 12,708.
12,7084th lowest
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%. Bromley Cross is 95.4%.
95.4%joint 7th lowest
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%. Bromley Cross is 1.8%.
1.8%lowest
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%. Bromley Cross is 61.2%.
61.2%5th 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 Bromley Cross 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
Bromley Cross in brief

Bromley Cross had 12,708 usual residents at the census.

In Bromley Cross, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bromley Cross, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.2% of residents in Bromley Cross were aged 15 to 64 at the census.