Dunscar & Egerton

Bolton · North West · population 7,680 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #197 of 6,856 in England
  • #24 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 35 in Bolton
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,678
Median age (est.)47
Density972per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above42%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 1%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 30% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Dunscar & Egerton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #197 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (99) and lowest on Housing & access (57). Typical homes here, about £270,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 125 sales), 30% above the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #103 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,246 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 99 · #73
Employment 96 · #293
Education 97 · #211
Health 76 · #1,623
Crime 80 · #1,362
Housing & access 57 · #2,959
Living environment 76 · #1,671

House prices ?

£270,000median (12m) · -4.3% yr · n=125
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£270,000125-4.3%+27.4%
Detached£380,00047+10.7%+28.8%
Semi-detached£265,00031-7.0%+32.5%
Terraced£235,00028+11.9%+32.4%
Flat£170,00019+17.6%+35.2%
This area£270,000
Bolton£207,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,246±£6,519 · #3,343 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,888
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Dunscar & Egerton 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).

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