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Breightmet

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East Bolton. About 16,455 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 71% of people in Breightmet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,105
577th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
71%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Breightmet compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BreightmetMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Breightmet is 16,105.
16,1055th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Bolton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 47.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Breightmet is 71.0%.
71%joint 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 78.5% to 98.7%. The middle area is 96.2%. Breightmet is 98.7%.
98.7%joint highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Bolton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 1.8% to 9.6%. The middle area is 4.5%. Breightmet is 6.0%.
6.0%joint 7th highest

What is the population of Breightmet?

Breightmet had 16,105 usual residents at the census.

Breightmet is the 577th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Bolton

These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bolton and not Breightmet alone. See Bolton

Average house price
£203,951
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Breightmet in brief

Breightmet had 16,105 usual residents at the census.

About 71% of people in Breightmet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Breightmet, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Breightmet, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.