Bolton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
295,963
Households
118,790
Crimes · Aug '26
1

Estimated population, mid-2025: 309,732 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

118,790
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,718 sales
£894
Average rent, August 2026
7,298
Postcodes
118,790
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
1
Crimes · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,718 sales
£894
Average rent, August 2026
7,298
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bolton

England & Wales
Property sales · Bolton
HM Land Registry · Bolton
Average price
£235,474
Median price: £205,000
Median -2.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,718 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 54 sales · avg £250,560
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£251k£231k£212k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bolton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bolton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

1
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Bolton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 295,963
White Brit.68.8%
Pakistani9.4%
Indian8.9%
African3.1%
Other White2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 7.4%

Religion

Total residents: 295,963
Christian47.0%
No religion25.8%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 295,963
35–4919.3%
50–6418.8%
25–3412.8%
65–749.5%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%

Households

Total households: 118,790
One person: other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
One person: aged 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Single family household, all members 66+8.5%
+ 9 other households · 36.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bolton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Bolton

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Bolton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

40 GPs · 10 Libraries · 4 Museums · 61 in all

  • GPs40
  • Libraries10
  • Museums4
  • Universities4
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Bolton

Average rent, August 2026

£894/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£654
1 bed
£815
2 bed
£989
3 bed
£1,449
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Bolton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Bolton

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Admission appeals in Bolton

Appeals lodged

506

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
169 · 3.9% of admissions
Lodged
113 · 2.6% of admissions
Heard
11 · 9.7% of those heard
Successful

4,289 admissions

Infant
72 · 1.9% of admissions
Lodged
52 · 1.4% of admissions
Heard
1 · 1.9% of those heard
Successful

3,814 admissions

Secondary
337 · 7.4% of admissions
Lodged
288 · 6.3% of admissions
Heard
73 · 25.3% of those heard
Successful

4,577 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Bolton

Coordinates53.5766, -2.4490
Postcodes
7,298
Census 2021
295,963

Estimated population, mid-2025: 309,732 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
118,790
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1

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