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Bolton-le-Sands

Bolton-le-Sands is a town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 6,995. It has 17 bus stops, two pharmacies, and five restaurants and cafés, with Bare Lane railway station located 3.3 km away. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bolton-le-Sands area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Lancaster area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 142,932 residents at roughly 252 people per km².

Council
Lancaster
County
Lancashire
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Police force
Lancashire
47/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 174th of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.

Low crime53
Home affordability85
Affordable rents81
Good schools24
Life expectancy22
Low deprivation35
Employment57
Low council tax31

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 13° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Crime

28 reported · July 2026 47% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Vehicle crime4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary3

Neighbourhood team: Bolton & Slyne · Lancashire

Local policing priorities

  • Lancaster: Business crime, Youth Anti- social Behaviour, Drug misuse and supply
  • Morecambe: Anti-social Behaviour, Drug supply and misuse

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

213 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

41 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 39 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bare Lane (3.3 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bare Lane (3.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£199,762 average 4.9% YoY

Across Lancaster · to 2026-06

Detached£343,879
Semi-detached£222,045
Terraced£178,315
Flat£114,017

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£815 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £596
  • 2 bed £745
  • 3 bed £916

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (4.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (4.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

30 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Lancaster Park & Ride (7kw charging) (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches12
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

142,932 residents in Lancaster · 252/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 63%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 112 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

15% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,503 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (35% of 66,990)

A £1,669
B £1,947
C £2,225
D £2,503
E £3,059
F £3,616
G £4,172
H £5,006

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

Schools

73 schools · 19,170 pupils

52 primary · 8 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 27 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyOutstanding
  • Bay Leadership AcademyGood
  • Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGood
  • Lancaster High SchoolGood
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolGood
  • Morecambe Bay AcademyGood
  • Our Lady's Catholic CollegeRequires improvement
  • Carnforth High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lancaster

Care & health services

1,255 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes423
  • GP practices184
  • Dentists250
  • Homecare agencies290
  • Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

159 applications decided

81.8% granted · 130 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Lizzi Collinge

Labour

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 20
  • Con 5
  • LD 7
  • Grn 23
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £21,242 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£687 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,896 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 69,734 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

78% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 40% · Wind 32% · Imports 12% · Gas 10%

45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.8
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Holy Trinity Church, Bolton-le-Sands · 0.9 km

    Holy Trinity Church, is in the village of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benef…

  • Bolton-le-Sands · 1.0 km

    Bolton-le-Sands is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 4,098 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 4,127 at the 2011 Census.

  • Slyne-with-Hest · 1.0 km

    Slyne-with-Hest is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. It had a population of 3,163 recorded in the 2001 census, decreasing to 3,126 at the 2011 Census. The parish is north of Lancaster and…

  • St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest · 1.1 km

    St Luke's Church is in Manor Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its b…

  • Hest Bank railway station · 1.1 km

    Hest Bank railway station was opened by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) three miles north of Lancaster Castle railway station. The line had been authorised in 1844 and a station was proposed for the village…

  • Bolton-le-Sands railway station · 1.1 km

    Bolton-le-Sands railway station served the village of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, England, from 1847 to 1969 on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Bolton-le-Sands?
Bolton-le-Sands is a town in Lancashire, England, in the Lancaster local authority.
What is the population of Bolton-le-Sands?
Bolton-le-Sands has an approximate settlement population of 6,995.
How deprived is Bolton-le-Sands?
The Lancaster local authority, which includes Bolton-le-Sands, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.