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Bolton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
295,920
Households
118,749
Crimes · Jun '26
3
118,749
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3
Crimes · Jun '26
£217,381
Median property price
£805
Median rent
7,298
Postcodes
118,749
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3
Crimes · Jun '26
£217,381
Median property price
£805
Median rent
7,298
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bolton

England & Wales
Property sales · Bolton
HM Land Registry · Bolton
Average price
£222,454
YoY: +1.1%
Median price: £207,625
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 101 sales · avg £234,912
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£243k£222k£201k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

3
incidents · Jun '26

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

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.

Apply for a primary place via Bolton

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

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

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

Median private rent

£805/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£646
1 bed
£805
2 bed
£975
3 bed
£1,433
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Bolton

Coordinates53.5766, -2.4490
Postcodes
7,298
Population (Census)
295,920
Households (Census)
118,749
Recorded crime · Jun '26
3

Demographics in Bolton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 295,938
White Brit.68.8%
Pakistani9.4%
Indian8.9%
African3.1%
Other White2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 7.4%

Religion

Total residents: 295,918
Christian47.0%
No religion25.8%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 295,920
35–4919.3%
50–6418.8%
25–3412.8%
65–749.5%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%

Households

Total households: 118,749
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
All members 66+8.5%
+ 7 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.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.17 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.17 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).