Central Bolton
Bolton · North West · population 8,949 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,798 of 6,856 in England
- #916 of 932 in North West
- #35 of 35 in Bolton
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 23% · Sales & customer service 14% · Process & plant 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 23% |
| Sales & customer service | 14% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Muslim 39% · Christian 30% · No religion 22%
Born outside the UK: 36%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Central Bolton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,798 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #35 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (32) and lowest on Employment (1). Typical homes here sold for about £105,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 20 sales), 49% below the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £21,074 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £105,000 | 20 | -4.5% | +13.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £175,000 | 6 | +33.6% | +114.2% |
| Flat | £94,000 | 14 | -1.1% | +2.2% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,691 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Central Bolton has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bolton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bootle NorthSefton1£100,000
- Masbrough & BradgateRotherham1£95,095
- GreatfieldKingston upon Hull, City of1£118,500
- Walker SouthNewcastle upon Tyne1£125,000
- Aston ParkBirmingham1£150,000
- Cliftonville WestThanet1£182,000