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Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor

Ward

South west Bolton. About 15,104 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 88% of people in Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,417
Joint 955th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
88%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor compares

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

Heaton, Lostock & Chew MoorMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is 14,417.
14,4179th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Bolton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 47.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is 88.0%.
88%joint 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is 93.2%.
93.2%3rd 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%. Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is 2.6%.
2.6%3rd lowest

What is the population of Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor?

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor had 14,417 usual residents at the census.

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor is the joint 955th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

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 Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor alone. See Bolton

Average house price
£203,951
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor in brief

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor had 14,417 usual residents at the census.

About 88% of people in Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.