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Queens Park & Central

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East Bolton. About 16,895 people in 3.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Queens Park & Central, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,227
755th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.1%
1,301st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Queens Park & Central compares

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

Queens Park & CentralMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Queens Park & Central is 15,227.
15,2277th 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%. Queens Park & Central is 78.5%.
78.5%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%. Queens Park & Central is 9.6%.
9.6%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%. Queens Park & Central is 67.1%.
67.1%highest

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 Queens Park & Central 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
Queens Park & Central in brief

Queens Park & Central had 15,227 usual residents at the census.

In Queens Park & Central, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Queens Park & Central, 9.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.1% of residents in Queens Park & Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.