Bolton (Bolton)
Bolton is a city in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 140,000. It offers 3 schools, 4 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, and around 66 restaurants and cafés, served by 72 bus stops and Bolton railway station 1.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bolton (Bolton) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bolton area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 295,963 residents at roughly 2,117 people per km².
- Council
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Police force
- Greater Manchester
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 225th of 294 English council areas — better than 23% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 14° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:33
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Salford M60, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
310 reported road collisions (2024)
93 killed or seriously injured · 410 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 325 rated 4–5 ★ (227 top)
- 54 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bolton (1.7 km)
- 72 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bolton (1.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£202,770 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across Bolton · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£884 average monthly rent▲ 9.9% YoY
- 1 bed £647
- 2 bed £806
- 3 bed £978
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (10.9 km)
35 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
36 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: GMEV PAYG Charge Point (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms5
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches31
- Playgrounds20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Child safe travel scheme adds another school· 9 Sept 2026
- Free school meal holiday vouchers· 8 Sept 2026
- Local jobseekers prospects boosted by Bolton’s Jobs and Skills Fair· 7 Sept 2026
- Bolton International Film Festival returns for landmark tenth edition· 7 Sept 2026
- Bolton Young Chef of the Year winners announced· 4 Sept 2026
Source: Bolton Council
Population
295,963 residents in Bolton · 2,117/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 47 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
146 schools · 55,431 pupils
97 primary · 18 secondary · 31 other
Ofsted: 47 of 51 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
128inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Essa AcademyGood
- Harper Green SchoolGood
- Kearsley AcademyGood
- King's Leadership Academy BoltonGood
- Ladybridge High SchoolGood
- Little Lever SchoolGood
- St James's Church of England High SchoolGood
- Turton SchoolGood
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
- Smithills SchoolRequires improvement
- Westhoughton High SchoolRequires improvement
- Bolton Muslim Girls School
- Canon Slade School
- Eden Boys' School, Bolton
- Sharples School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Thornleigh Salesian College
- University Collegiate School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bolton
Care & health services
277 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices63
- Dentists54
- Homecare agencies64
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bolton
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 121 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
227 applications decided
73.6% granted · 167 granted, 60 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Kirith Entwistle
Labour
Bolton North East
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 19
- Con 10
- LD 5
- Grn 4
- Ref 10
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools27
- GPs & clinics12
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés177
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,080 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,532 jobs advertised · £42,982 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician, Roadside Technician - North West, Roadside Rescue Mechanic
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£675 median full-time weekly pay
5.2% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
71% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 56% · Imports 17% · Gas 12% · Biomass 6%
54 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bolton North East:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office416 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s397 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth244 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test238 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Bolton Union Mill, Bolton · 0.4 kmBolton Union Mill was a cotton spinning mill in Halliwell, Bolton, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1875 and 1880. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and brought back into productio…
- Halliwell, Greater Manchester · 0.6 km
Halliwell is predominantly a residential area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It gives its name to an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 c…
Bolton Royal Infirmary · 0.6 kmThe Bolton Royal Infirmary was an acute general hospital in Chorley Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
St Thomas' Church, Halliwell · 0.7 kmSt Thomas' Church is an active Anglican parish church on Eskrick Street in Halliwell, a residential area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It belongs to the deanery of Bolton, the archdeaconry of Bolton, and the…
Little Bolton · 0.8 kmLittle Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England, and later a separate civil parish. Besides the main part of Little Bolton, it had t…
Queen's Park, Bolton · 0.8 kmQueen's Park is a roughly circular 22 acres (8.9 ha) Victorian park lying on sloping ground to the north-west of Bolton town centre, in Greater Manchester, England. Opened as Bolton Park on 24 May 1866 by Lord Bradfor…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bolton (Bolton)?
- Bolton (Bolton) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, in the Bolton local authority.
- How deprived is Bolton (Bolton)?
- The Bolton local authority, which includes Bolton (Bolton), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.