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Westhoughton South

Ward

South west Bolton. About 13,206 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 47% of people in Westhoughton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,087
1,266th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
47%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Westhoughton South compares

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

Westhoughton SouthMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Westhoughton South is 13,087.
13,0875th 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%. Westhoughton South is 47.0%.
47%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%. Westhoughton South is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 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%. Westhoughton South is 3.3%.
3.3%6th lowest

What is the population of Westhoughton South?

Westhoughton South had 13,087 usual residents at the census.

Westhoughton South is the 1,266th 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 Westhoughton South 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
Westhoughton South in brief

Westhoughton South had 13,087 usual residents at the census.

About 47% of people in Westhoughton South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Westhoughton South, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Westhoughton South, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.