6,301
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£205,400
Median property price
343
Postcodes
Overview of Smithills
Coordinates53.5923, -2.4646
Postcodes
343
Population (Census)
15,580
Households (Census)
6,301
Recorded crime · Apr '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Smithills
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.78 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Smithills
Property sales · Smithills
HM Land Registry · Smithills
Average price
£220,132
YoY: -0.4%
Median price: £198,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £194,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£272k£221k£171k
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 Smithills
Crime trends · Smithills
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1
YoY +100%
ASB
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Smithills
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.9%
Pakistani6.7%
Indian5.7%
Other White2.8%
African2.3%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion29.2%
Muslim11.9%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.4%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6419.8%
35–4919.2%
25–3413.0%
65–749.9%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Other16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 8 other households · 37.5%
Schools in Smithills
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Church Road Primary School
Bolton · BL1 5RU
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Devonshire Road Primary School
Bolton · BL1 4ND
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Bolton · BL1 6LA
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Smithills School
Bolton · BL1 6JS
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Bolton · BL1 5UG
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Smithills
Postcodes in Smithills
BL1 3LRBL1 3LSBL1 3LTBL1 3LUBL1 3LXBL1 3LYBL1 4EFBL1 4EGBL1 4EHBL1 4EJBL1 4ELBL1 4ENBL1 4EPBL1 4EQBL1 4ERBL1 4ETBL1 4EXBL1 4EYBL1 4EZBL1 4GQBL1 4JBBL1 4JSBL1 4NDBL1 4NEBL1 4NFBL1 4NGBL1 4NHBL1 4NJBL1 4NNBL1 4NQBL1 4NRBL1 4NWBL1 4PDBL1 4PEBL1 4PFBL1 4PNBL1 4PPBL1 4PTBL1 4PUBL1 4PWBL1 4PXBL1 4PYBL1 4PZBL1 4QBBL1 4QDBL1 4QEBL1 4QFBL1 4QGBL1 4QHBL1 4QQBL1 5GYBL1 5JNBL1 5JPBL1 5JTBL1 5JUBL1 5JWBL1 5JXBL1 5JYBL1 5JZBL1 5LABL1 5NTBL1 5NUBL1 5NZBL1 5PBBL1 5PDBL1 5PEBL1 5PFBL1 5PGBL1 5PHBL1 5PJBL1 5PLBL1 5PNBL1 5PPBL1 5PQBL1 5PRBL1 5PSBL1 5PTBL1 5PUBL1 5PWBL1 5PYBL1 5QDBL1 5QEBL1 5QFBL1 5QGBL1 5QHBL1 5QJBL1 5QLBL1 5QNBL1 5QPBL1 5QQBL1 5QRBL1 5QSBL1 5QTBL1 5QWBL1 5QXBL1 5QYBL1 5QZBL1 5RABL1 5RBBL1 5RDBL1 5REBL1 5RFBL1 5RGBL1 5RHBL1 5RJBL1 5RLBL1 5RNBL1 5RPBL1 5RQBL1 5RRBL1 5RSBL1 5RTBL1 5RUBL1 5RWBL1 5RXBL1 5RYBL1 5RZBL1 5SABL1 5SBBL1 5SD