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Westhoughton West

Middle area

South west Bolton. 8,930 people in 7.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Westhoughton West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£210,000
1,700th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,465
2,796th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Westhoughton West compares

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from £107,000 to £335,000. The middle area is £200,000. Westhoughton West is £210,000.
£210,00015th highest
Population35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 6,106 to 10,773. The middle area is 8,465. Westhoughton West is 8,465.
8,46518th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 71.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.8%. Westhoughton West is 97.3%.
97.3%16th highest
Claimant rate35 middle areas, Bolton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 1.6% to 11.6%. The middle area is 5.0%. Westhoughton West is 4.2%.
4.2%15th lowest

Figures for the whole of Bolton

These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bolton and not Westhoughton West 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
Westhoughton West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Westhoughton West was £210,000 in 2025.

Westhoughton West had 8,465 usual residents at the census.

In Westhoughton West, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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