Harwood

Bolton · North West · population 8,375 · 6 LSOAs

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

79Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,424 of 6,856 in England
  • #166 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 35 in Bolton
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,349
Median age (est.)51
Density994per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 6%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 68% · No religion 26% · Muslim 1%

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

Harwood is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,424 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (82) and lowest on Crime (58). Typical homes here, about £280,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 133 sales), 35% above the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £36,451 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 82 · #1,253
Employment 70 · #2,075
Education 80 · #1,349
Health 58 · #2,850
Crime 58 · #2,877
Housing & access 69 · #2,137
Living environment 64 · #2,445

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000133+5.5%+43.6%
Detached£337,50044+5.8%+22.4%
Semi-detached£268,00059+6.1%+41.8%
Terraced£200,72522-2.1%+39.4%
Flat£170,0008+15.6%
This area£280,000
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)£36,451±£5,112 · #4,553 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,878
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Harwood 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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