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Bolton

Bolton is a metropolitan borough in the North West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Bolton and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,400

Lower than 61% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£203k

Lower than 79% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 4.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£815

Lower than 66% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 11.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.9

Lower than 73% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 9th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van24.8%

Higher than 74% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station26.3%

Higher than 51% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket83.3%

Higher than 70% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy88.7%

Higher than 69% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available88.1%

Higher than 78% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 8th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 1 point since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score45.4

Lower than 54% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,222

Higher than 55% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents98.1

Higher than 83% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 16.1% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households6.9

Higher than 72% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year34.1

Lower than 75% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier92.2%

Higher than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents4.7

Lower than 78% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 6.5% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Lower than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.4

Higher than 72% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women55.3 yrs

Lower than 91% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 5.9 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home35.1 ha

Higher than 64% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean11.4 µg/m³

Higher than 80% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 31.3% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Bolton shares a boundary with Blackburn with Darwen, Bury, Chorley, Salford and Wigan. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Blackburn with Darwen£662
  2. Wigan£700
  3. Chorley£763
  4. Bolton£815
  5. Bury£888
  6. Salford£1,084
Average house price, all homes
  1. Blackburn with Darwen£166k
  2. Wigan£196k
  3. Bolton£203k
  4. Chorley£213k
  5. Salford£232k
  6. Bury£238k
Council tax, band D
  1. Wigan£2,153
  2. Bolton£2,400
  3. Chorley£2,430
  4. Blackburn with Darwen£2,455
  5. Bury£2,555
  6. Salford£2,594
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Chorley58.1
  2. Blackburn with Darwen83.5
  3. Wigan90.4
  4. Bury91.9
  5. Bolton98.1
  6. Salford104.8
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Salford1,880
  2. Wigan2,135
  3. Bolton2,222
  4. Bury2,362
  5. Chorley2,542
  6. Blackburn with Darwen2,633
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Blackburn with Darwen61%
  2. Salford61%
  3. Bolton64%
  4. Bury64%
  5. Wigan66%
  6. Chorley68%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Blackburn with Darwen8.3 µg/m³
  2. Chorley8.4 µg/m³
  3. Wigan10.2 µg/m³
  4. Bolton11.4 µg/m³
  5. Bury12.1 µg/m³
  6. Salford14.9 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Wigan21.4%
  2. Bolton26.3%
  3. Chorley33.9%
  4. Bury36%
  5. Blackburn with Darwen36.9%
  6. Salford50.9%

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