Rumworth South

Bolton · North West · population 8,593 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,181 of 6,856 in England
  • #736 of 932 in North West
  • #24 of 35 in Bolton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,471
Median age (est.)32
Density9,646per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above23%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 15%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 23%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Process & plant14%
Sales & customer service13%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 28%Asian: 59%Black: 6%Mixed: 2%Other: 5%
White 28%Asian 59%Black 6%Mixed 2%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 62% · Christian 21% · No religion 9%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

Rumworth South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,181 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (31) and lowest on Living environment (2). Typical homes here, about £150,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 76% in five years (from 45 sales), 28% below the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,340 a year, in the bottom third of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,421
Employment 16 · #5,722
Education 13 · #5,948
Health 25 · #5,160
Crime 31 · #4,714
Housing & access 21 · #5,400
Living environment 2 · #6,702

House prices ?

£150,000median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=45
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£150,00045+7.5%+76.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£176,2506+2.9%
Terraced£145,00037+13.3%+74.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£150,000
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)£31,340±£4,539 · #6,116 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£21,887
Price-to-income ?4.8×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Rumworth South 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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