Farnworth North

Bolton · North West · population 6,589 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,401 of 6,856 in England
  • #799 of 932 in North West
  • #28 of 35 in Bolton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,523
Median age (est.)33
Density2,747per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above21%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 20%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 16%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 16%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Process & plant 14% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Process & plant14%
Sales & customer service12%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 29%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 64%Asian 29%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 28% · No religion 27%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Farnworth North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,401 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here, about £135,090 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 56 sales), 35% below the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £30,432 a year, among England's lowest.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 7 · #6,353
Employment 9 · #6,236
Education 15 · #5,839
Health 9 · #6,250
Crime 2 · #6,695
Housing & access 48 · #3,570
Living environment 6 · #6,435

House prices ?

£135,090median (12m) · -6.5% yr · n=56
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,09056-6.5%+26.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£213,00018+8.1%+54.3%
Terraced£121,00034+0.8%+18.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£135,090
Bolton£207,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£30,432±£4,295 · #6,309 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,174
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Farnworth North 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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