Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands
Lancaster · North West · population 7,300 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #869 of 6,856 in England
- #110 of 932 in North West
- #1 of 18 in Lancaster
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Elementary | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #869 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 18 in Lancaster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (94) but weak on Housing & access (30). Typical homes here, about £300,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 103 sales), 50% above the wider Lancaster median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,475 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 28 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £300,000 | 103 | +4.9% | +25.0% |
| Detached | £360,000 | 51 | -4.8% | +19.0% |
| Semi-detached | £278,250 | 42 | +17.7% | +37.4% |
| Terraced | £245,500 | 8 | +11.6% | +40.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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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 ?
- #591 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 ?
Rank #295 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 114 |
| Theft | 31 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 |
| Public order & weapons | 9 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 6 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Lancaster
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- PinewoodRushmoor87£376,500
- Lode HeathSolihull87£395,000
- Kew GardensRichmond upon Thames87£948,500