# Bolton

Town in Bolton, North West.

Bolton is a town in Bolton, North West. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. About 194,118 people.

Town. Code E63001109. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

Bolton is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bolton add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 230th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 184,077** (2021). Bolton had 184,077 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 60th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in Bolton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Bolton, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001109) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in Bolton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001109) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,851 homes were sold in Bolton in 2025.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001109) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bolton had 184,077 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=E63001109) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this town lies. The outline is Bolton.

## How Bolton compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bolton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | joint 55th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 184,077 | 3rd most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 38th most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.7% | joint 55th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of Bolton?

Bolton had 184,077 usual residents at the census.
Bolton is the 60th most populated of 1,209 in the UK.

## Deprivation in Bolton, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bolton has no single figure. Of its 108 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 38 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 18 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Bolton

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004768) | 1,593 | – | 10 | 90.6% |
| [Bolton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004803) | 1,620 | – | 9 | 87.5% |
| [Bolton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004804) | 1,468 | – | 10 | 95.8% |
| [Bolton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004807) | 1,377 | – | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004808) | 1,618 | – | 10 | 93.3% |
| [Bolton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004788) | 1,359 | – | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004790) | 1,418 | – | 6 | 95.3% |
| [Bolton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004805) | 1,566 | – | 10 | 94.6% |
| [Bolton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004806) | 1,517 | – | 8 | 93.8% |
| [Bolton 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004810) | 1,557 | – | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bolton 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004769) | 1,503 | – | 9 | 90.7% |
| [Bolton 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004770) | 1,521 | – | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004771) | 1,685 | – | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004773) | 1,965 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004809) | 1,723 | – | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004766) | 1,658 | – | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004767) | 1,890 | – | 4 | 87.2% |
| [Bolton 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004772) | 1,846 | – | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004774) | 1,765 | – | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004824) | 1,884 | – | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Bolton 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004784) | 1,194 | – | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Bolton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004785) | 1,523 | – | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Bolton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004786) | 1,450 | – | 7 | 93.9% |
| [Bolton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004789) | 1,453 | – | 9 | 78.2% |
| [Bolton 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004791) | 1,323 | – | 8 | 94.1% |
| [Bolton 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004792) | 1,409 | – | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004864) | 1,464 | – | 4 | 98.2% |
| [Bolton 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004867) | 1,551 | – | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004921) | 1,633 | – | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004924) | 1,571 | – | 9 | 93.2% |
| [Bolton 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004925) | 1,592 | – | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004802) | 1,973 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004926) | 1,432 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004927) | 2,301 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Bolton 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004929) | 2,728 | – | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004820) | 1,790 | – | 1 | 97.0% |
| [Bolton 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004825) | 1,971 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004826) | 1,667 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004865) | 1,581 | – | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004866) | 2,038 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004840) | 1,736 | – | 5 | 82.4% |
| [Bolton 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004841) | 1,746 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004842) | 1,713 | – | 10 | 95.4% |
| [Bolton 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004919) | 1,509 | – | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004920) | 1,642 | – | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004787) | 1,708 | – | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Bolton 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004793) | 1,747 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004794) | 2,122 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004795) | 1,504 | – | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Bolton 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004797) | 1,492 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004868) | 2,163 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004869) | 2,188 | – | 1 | 92.2% |
| [Bolton 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004870) | 2,015 | – | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Bolton 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004871) | 1,815 | – | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004922) | 2,254 | – | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Bolton 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004822) | 1,851 | – | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Bolton 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004823) | 2,047 | – | 1 | 93.2% |
| [Bolton 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004848) | 2,090 | – | 1 | 65.0% |
| [Bolton 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01033217) | 1,227 | – | 1 | 51.1% |
| [Bolton 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01033220) | 1,314 | – | 1 | 67.9% |
| [Bolton 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004818) | 1,722 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Bolton 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004819) | 1,518 | – | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Bolton 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004928) | 1,378 | – | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004930) | 1,514 | – | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Bolton 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004931) | 1,564 | – | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Bolton 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004932) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Bolton 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004834) | 1,745 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004838) | 2,010 | – | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Bolton 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004843) | 1,558 | – | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004845) | 1,872 | – | 6 | 81.2% |
| [Bolton 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004923) | 1,675 | – | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Bolton 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004796) | 1,576 | – | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Bolton 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004798) | 1,613 | – | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Bolton 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004799) | 1,273 | – | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004800) | 1,294 | – | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004801) | 1,674 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004917) | 2,298 | – | 3 | 92.7% |
| [Bolton 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004835) | 1,461 | – | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004836) | 1,744 | – | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004837) | 1,561 | – | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Bolton 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004844) | 1,573 | – | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Bolton 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004897) | 1,013 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004827) | 1,990 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004849) | 1,794 | – | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Bolton 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004850) | 2,293 | – | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004851) | 1,691 | – | 1 | 88.9% |
| [Bolton 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004853) | 1,575 | – | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Bolton 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004811) | 1,845 | – | 1 | 95.5% |
| [Bolton 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004812) | 2,402 | – | 1 | 82.5% |
| [Bolton 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004813) | 1,746 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004815) | 1,786 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004817) | 2,064 | – | 2 | 67.0% |
| [Bolton 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004828) | 2,017 | – | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Bolton 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004829) | 1,458 | – | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Bolton 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004832) | 1,641 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004854) | 1,658 | – | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Bolton 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004878) | 1,697 | – | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004846) | 1,410 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004847) | 2,282 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004852) | 1,732 | – | 2 | 92.0% |
| [Bolton 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004877) | 2,074 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004879) | 1,657 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004830) | 1,754 | – | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Bolton 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004831) | 1,827 | – | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Bolton 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004833) | 1,530 | – | 6 | 80.3% |
| [Bolton 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004839) | 2,370 | – | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004816) | 2,939 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004900) | 1,615 | – | 6 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Postcode districts covering Bolton

[BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7)

## Middle areas in Bolton

[Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/astley-bridge-and-waters-meeting), [Breightmet North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-north), [Breightmet South & Darcy Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-south-and-darcy-lever), [Bromley Cross & Bradshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/bromley-cross-and-bradshaw), [Burnden & Great Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/burnden-and-great-lever), [Central Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/central-bolton), [Daubhill & Fernhill Gate](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/daubhill-and-fernhill-gate), [Doffcocker & Moss Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/doffcocker-and-moss-bank), [Dunscar & Egerton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/dunscar-and-egerton), [Eagley & Sharples](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/eagley-and-sharples), [Gilnow & Victory](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/gilnow-and-victory), [Hall I' th' Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/hall-i-th-wood), [Halliwell & Brownlow Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/halliwell-and-brownlow-fold), [Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/harwood), [Heaton & Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/heaton-and-deane), [Lever Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lever-edge), [Lostock & Ladybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lostock-and-ladybridge), [Rumworth North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-north), [Rumworth South](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-south), [Smithills](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/smithills), [Tonge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/tonge)

## Towns near Bolton

[Horwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/horwich), [Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/farnworth), [Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/atherton), [Little Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/town/little-lever), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe), [Westhoughton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/westhoughton)

## Bolton in brief

Bolton is a town in Bolton, North West.
About 194,118 people lived in Bolton in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 1,851 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in Bolton was £200,000 in 2025.
Bolton had 184,077 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Bolton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bolton, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001109
- Constituency: [Bolton North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east)
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 38.57 km²
- People, mid-2024: 194,118*
- Neighbourhoods: 108
- Output areas: 553

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/farnworth), [Horwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/horwich), [Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/atherton), [Little Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/town/little-lever), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe), [Westhoughton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/westhoughton)

## Latest updates for Bolton

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001109

## How to cite

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