Aspull

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:32

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

289 reported road collisions (2025)

98 killed or seriously injured · 381 casualties · 9.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

181 food businesses within 2 miles

• 125 rated 4–5 ★ (80 top)
• 17 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Walker Gardens (1.1 km)
• 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£203,951 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across Bolton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£894 average monthly rent▲ 11.1% YoY

• 1 bed £654
• 2 bed £815
• 3 bed £989

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,180 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · BP (11.5 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Bolton opens first Live Well centre· 29 Oct 2026
• Bolton invites residents to honour those who served· 29 Oct 2026
• Bolton Council to consider national changes to planning system· 28 Oct 2026
• Litter and leaves swept up by new investment· 27 Oct 2026
• Warm welcome back as Bolton Council invests in the future· 26 Oct 2026

Source: Bolton Council

295,963 residents in Bolton · 2,117/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,371
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,775
• Net moves−1,404

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 43 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

26% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (51% of 128,820)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

146 schools · 53,878 pupils

97 primary · 17 secondary · 32 other

Ofsted: 46 of 49 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)

126 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bolton

276 CQC-registered services

• Care homes59
• GP practices62
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies63
• Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bolton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

254 applications decided

79.5% granted · 202 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lisa Nandy

Labour

Wigan

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 18
• Con 10
• LD 5
• Grn 4
• Ref 10
• Oth 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £27,289 avg

e.g. Male Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£675 median full-time weekly pay

5.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,182 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 134,384 certificates

12.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

75% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 47% · Wind 28% · Gas 14% · Imports 11%

55 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.9 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 54.6 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in BL5

• Stable Fold Surgery
• Unsworth Group Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wigan:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth298 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK180 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals141 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 138 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND129 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Aspull · 0.2 km

  Aspull is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, Aspull, along with Haigh, is surrounded by greenbelt and agricultural land, separated from Westhoug…

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  The Snake Pit (Wigan) · 0.3 km

  The Snake Pit, based in Aspull, Wigan Borough, England, is the gym and organisation regarded as the modern home of catch wrestling. Founded in 1948 by Billy Riley in the town of Wigan, it was originally known as Riley…

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  Haigh, Greater Manchester · 1.0 km

  Haigh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is located next to the village of Aspull. The western boundary is the River Do…

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  St David's Church, Haigh · 1.0 km

  St David's Church is in Copperas Lane, Haigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. The churc…

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  Haigh Hall Miniature Railway · 1.0 km

  Haigh Hall Miniature Railway (HHMR) is a 15 in gauge miniature railway, situated in the grounds of Haigh Country Park in Haigh, Greater Manchester, England.

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  Haigh Hall · 1.5 km

  Haigh Hall is a historic country house in Haigh, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Built between 1827 and 1840 for James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres, it replaced an ancien…

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