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Smithills

Ward

North east Bolton. About 15,519 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 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 Smithills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
14,928
840th 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
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Smithills compares

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

SmithillsMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Smithills is 14,928.
14,9289th most 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%. Smithills 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%. Smithills is 97.8%.
97.8%6th 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%. Smithills is 4.7%.
4.7%10th highest

What is the population of Smithills?

Smithills had 14,928 usual residents at the census.

Smithills is the 840th 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 Smithills 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
Smithills in brief

Smithills had 14,928 usual residents at the census.

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

In Smithills, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Smithills, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.