City Profile • Local Authority
Bolton
Bolton is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £210k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.7% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 0 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
298,903
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
9 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Bolton authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English68.8%
Pakistani9.4%
Indian8.9%
African3.1%
White: Other White2.4%
Any other ethnic group1.3%
Age Profile
10-14 years7.0%
5-9 years6.9%
50-54 years6.8%
30-34 years6.8%
35-39 years6.7%
55-59 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional16.9%
Associate professional12.0%
Elementary occupations11.8%
Managers and directors10.6%
Skilled trades10.1%
Caring and leisure9.9%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright33.2%
Owned: Mortgage28.3%
Private rented: Landlord15.8%
Social rented: Council10.6%
Social rented: Other9.3%
Private rented: Other2.2%
Area DNA
family4/10
health9/10
safety10/10
homeown3/10
transit10/10
affluence2/10
diversity7/10
employment1/10
investment8/10