Westhoughton East
Bolton · North West · population 9,854 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Westhoughton · Postcode BL3 · BL5 · BL6
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,184 of 6,856 in England
- #146 of 932 in North West
- #3 of 35 in Bolton
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 66% · No religion 26% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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
Westhoughton East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,184 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (83) and lowest on Crime (58). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 159 sales), 20% above the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #179 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,895 a year, around the middle of England.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 159 | +0.8% | +28.2% |
| Detached | £352,648 | 56 | +9.2% | +24.8% |
| Semi-detached | £242,000 | 47 | +7.6% | +21.0% |
| Terraced | £222,250 | 41 | +15.2% | +63.4% |
| Flat | £110,000 | 15 | +1.4% | +14.6% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #179 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Westhoughton 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).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bolton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Orton West & CastorPeterborough83£312,475
- Horeston GrangeNuneaton and Bedworth83£325,000
- Leighton Buzzard South EastCentral Bedfordshire83£330,000
- WillingdonWealden83£345,000
- Banbury EasingtonCherwell83£361,500
- Oakdale WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole83£365,000