Horwich East

Bolton · North West · population 6,627 · 4 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,254 of 6,856 in England
  • #359 of 932 in North West
  • #11 of 35 in Bolton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,475
Median age (est.)44
Density629per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above36%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 16%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 30% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Horwich East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,254 of 6,856 in England, and #11 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (67) and lowest on Crime (42). Typical homes here, about £251,746 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 126 sales), 21% above the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,367 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,469 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 54 · #3,179
Employment 42 · #3,953
Education 67 · #2,260
Health 48 · #3,535
Crime 42 · #3,995
Housing & access 57 · #2,925
Living environment 56 · #3,021

House prices ?

£251,746median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£251,746126-2.9%+39.9%
Detached£365,74545-4.5%-5.0%
Semi-detached£250,24838+0.1%+39.0%
Terraced£193,75037+2.0%+21.1%
Flat£127,4986+23.8%
This area£251,746
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)£36,469±£5,105 · #4,545 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,587
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Horwich East 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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