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Kearsley

Ward

South east Bolton. About 12,792 people in 7.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Kearsley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,647
1,397th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kearsley compares

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

KearsleyMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Kearsley is 12,647.
12,6473rd 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%. Kearsley is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Kearsley is 95.2%.
95.2%6th 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%. Kearsley is 4.2%.
4.2%10th lowest

What is the population of Kearsley?

Kearsley had 12,647 usual residents at the census.

Kearsley is the 1,397th 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 Kearsley 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 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
Kearsley in brief

Kearsley had 12,647 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Kearsley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Kearsley, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kearsley, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.