Bolton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£379,292

Semi-detached

£224,117

Terraced

£168,024

Flat or maisonette

£117,335

First-time buyers

£180,086

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  261,349 in 1991 → 310,085 in 2024 (+18.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £109,470 in 2005 → £204,379 in 2026 (+86.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £352 in 2008 → £560 in 2025 (+59.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.0% in 2004 → 65.6% in 2023 (−10.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 5.4% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,021 in 1997 → £20,182 in 2024 (+101.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bolton; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work14.5% (2024) · 13th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access95.0% (January 2026) · 63rd highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing6.0× earnings (April 2025) · 69th lowest of 316
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access10 min (2019) · 93rd lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work65.6% (2023) · 337th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work30.2% (2023) · 337th lowest of 348
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access54.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 350th highest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work39.8% (2021) · 357th highest of 374

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.5 years · England 80.0 · 103rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.9 years · England 83.8 · 126th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)54.6 years · England 60.9 · 140th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.3 years · England 61.3 · 132nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)386.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 107th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.5% · England 10.4 · 92nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.9% · England 64.6 · 100th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.2% · England 68.3 · 137th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.4 score · England 46.0 · 81st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.3% · England 5.8 · 59th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)33.2% · England 19.8 · 142nd lowest of 153