7,299
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
£182,667
Median property price
320
Postcodes
Overview of Breightmet
Coordinates53.5828, -2.3866
Postcodes
320
Population (Census)
17,874
Households (Census)
7,299
Recorded crime · Mar '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Breightmet
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.50 (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 2.50 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Breightmet
Property sales · Breightmet
HM Land Registry · Breightmet
Average price
£178,411
YoY: -7.3%
Median price: £183,722
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £155,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£229k£192k£156k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Breightmet
Crime trends · Breightmet
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Breightmet
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.0%
African3.1%
Other White2.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
Pakistani1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%
Religion
Christian53.8%
No religion36.7%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6418.5%
25–3411.9%
65–749.9%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Other17.4%
Any member 66+12.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 38.8%
Schools in Breightmet
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Firwood High School
Bolton · BL2 4HU
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Leverhulme Community Primary School
Bolton · BL2 6EE
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Red Lane Primary School
Bolton · BL2 5HP
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
Bolton · BL2 6NW
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Bolton · BL2 4HU
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16
Blackshaw Primary School
Bolton · BL2 6TE
Not judged
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Breightmet School
Bolton · BL2 6PD
0.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Breightmet
Postcodes in Breightmet
BL2 3NUBL2 4HDBL2 4HSBL2 4HUBL2 4HYBL2 4LHBL2 5AABL2 5ABBL2 5ADBL2 5AEBL2 5AFBL2 5AGBL2 5AHBL2 5AJBL2 5ALBL2 5ANBL2 5APBL2 5AQBL2 5ARBL2 5ASBL2 5ATBL2 5AUBL2 5AWBL2 5AXBL2 5AYBL2 5AZBL2 5BABL2 5BBBL2 5BDBL2 5BFBL2 5BHBL2 5BJBL2 5BLBL2 5BNBL2 5BPBL2 5BQBL2 5BRBL2 5BSBL2 5BTBL2 5BUBL2 5BWBL2 5BXBL2 5BYBL2 5BZBL2 5DABL2 5DBBL2 5DDBL2 5DEBL2 5DFBL2 5DGBL2 5DHBL2 5DJBL2 5DLBL2 5DNBL2 5DPBL2 5DQBL2 5DRBL2 5DSBL2 5DTBL2 5DUBL2 5DWBL2 5DXBL2 5DYBL2 5DZBL2 5EABL2 5EBBL2 5EDBL2 5EEBL2 5EFBL2 5EGBL2 5EHBL2 5EJBL2 5ELBL2 5ENBL2 5EPBL2 5EQBL2 5ERBL2 5ESBL2 5ETBL2 5EUBL2 5EWBL2 5EXBL2 5EYBL2 5EZBL2 5FABL2 5FTBL2 5HABL2 5HBBL2 5HDBL2 5HEBL2 5HFBL2 5HHBL2 5HJBL2 5HLBL2 5HNBL2 5HPBL2 5HRBL2 5HSBL2 5HTBL2 5HUBL2 5HWBL2 5HXBL2 5HYBL2 5HZBL2 5JABL2 5JEBL2 5JFBL2 5JGBL2 5JHBL2 5JJBL2 5JLBL2 5JNBL2 5JPBL2 5JQBL2 5JRBL2 5JWBL2 5LABL2 5LBBL2 5LDBL2 5LE