Is Bolton a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bolton, from official data · 14 postcode districts · 7,292 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bolton, from official data · 14 postcode districts · 7,292 postcodes
The average home in Bolton sold for £204,379 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.9% on a year earlier.
From the middle of Bolton, the nearest primary school is Gilnow Primary School, 130 m away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Bolton College, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Pikes Lane 1, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Bolton station is 1.0 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest park, Queen's Park, is 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
The average home in Bolton sold for £204,379 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £379,292, semi-detached £224,117, terraced £168,024, flats £117,335. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Gilnow Primary School, 130 m away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Bolton College, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Bolton is 1.0 mi away, about a 19 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £35,968 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).