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Bolton & Slyne

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West Lancaster. About 7,185 people in 14 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bolton & Slyne, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,246
3,864th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.2%
501st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bolton & Slyne compares

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

Bolton & SlyneMiddle
Population27 wards, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 1,900 to 8,376. The middle area is 4,984. Bolton & Slyne is 7,246.
7,2464th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Lancaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 12.6% to 99.0%. The middle area is 93.7%. Bolton & Slyne is 93.3%.
93.3%joint 12th lowest
Claimant rate27 wards, Lancaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 0.2% to 7.2%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bolton & Slyne is 1.1%.
1.1%joint 3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Lancaster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 49.7% to 97.0%. The middle area is 60.0%. Bolton & Slyne is 55.2%.
55.2%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Bolton & Slyne alone. See Lancaster

Average house price
£202,966
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,890
58th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bolton & Slyne in brief

Bolton & Slyne had 7,246 usual residents at the census.

In Bolton & Slyne, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bolton & Slyne, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.2% of residents in Bolton & Slyne were aged 15 to 64 at the census.