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Lostock & Ladybridge

Bolton · North West · population 7,442 · 5 LSOAs

Postcode BL1 · BL3 · BL6

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,232 of 6,856 in England
  • #151 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 35 in Bolton
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,352
Median age (est.)47
Density1,872per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above45%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 55%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 55%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 2%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 24%
One person 24%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 35%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 60%Asian 35%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · Muslim 26% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Lostock & Ladybridge is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,232 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Housing & access (42). Typical homes here sold for about £316,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 100 sales), 52% above the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £44,682 a year, in the top third of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 80 · #1,376
Employment 80 · #1,355
Education 81 · #1,328
Health 72 · #1,917
Crime 48 · #3,576
Housing & access 42 · #3,988
Living environment 81 · #1,294

House prices ?

£316,000median (12m) · -12.5% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£316,000100-12.5%+12.9%
Detached£375,00066-8.5%+17.2%
Semi-detached£240,00017-4.0%+17.1%
Terraced£165,00013+31.0%+15.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£316,000
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)£44,682±£6,397 · #2,154 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,896
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Lostock & Ladybridge 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.

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