Westhoughton West
Bolton · North West · population 8,448 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Westhoughton · Postcode BL5 · WN2
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,304 of 6,856 in England
- #594 of 932 in North West
- #19 of 35 in Bolton
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%
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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,304 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 35 in Bolton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (68) and lowest on Health (15). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 151 sales), 6% below the wider Bolton median of £207,500. Typical household take-home income is around £30,578 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £195,000 | 151 | -11.3% | +34.0% |
| Detached | £381,098 | 40 | +1.5% | +33.7% |
| Semi-detached | £207,500 | 54 | -5.3% | +20.3% |
| Terraced | £165,000 | 46 | +5.6% | +34.1% |
| Flat | £125,000 | 11 | +9.6% | — |
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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 ?
- #3,300 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 West 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.
- Beverley NorthEast Riding of Yorkshire23£167,500
- Warley WestSandwell23£228,250
- Great HarwoodHyndburn23£141,250
- Hounslow WestHounslow23£305,000
- King's Cross & Bloomsbury NorthCamden23£540,000
- Forest Gate NorthNewham23£585,000