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Horwich South & Middlebrook

Bolton · North West · population 8,382 · 5 LSOAs

Part of Horwich · Postcode BL1 · BL4 · BL5 · BL6

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,596 of 6,856 in England
  • #293 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 35 in Bolton
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,354
Median age (est.)42
Density885per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 9%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 33% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 South & Middlebrook is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,596 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (77) and lowest on Living environment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £211,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 126 sales), in line with the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £36,959 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 62 · #2,624
Employment 58 · #2,898
Education 77 · #1,595
Health 44 · #3,857
Crime 44 · #3,837
Housing & access 70 · #2,061
Living environment 35 · #4,440

House prices ?

£211,000median (12m) · -7.9% yr · n=126
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£211,000126-7.9%+5.5%
Detached£327,37532-1.6%+12.9%
Semi-detached£232,50028-2.3%+19.2%
Terraced£163,00051-2.0%+20.7%
Flat£130,00015-13.3%+30.0%
This area£211,000
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)£36,959±£5,232 · #4,378 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,639
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Horwich South & Middlebrook 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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Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Horwich North Horwich East Smithills Doffcocker & Moss Bank Adlington & Rivington (Chorley) Lostock & Ladybridge

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