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Horwich South & Blackrod

Ward

West Bolton. About 13,251 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 77% of people in Horwich South & Blackrod live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,631
1,400th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
77%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Horwich South & Blackrod compares

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

Horwich South & BlackrodMiddle
Population20 wards, Bolton · 2021
Population: every ward in Bolton20 areas from 11,925 to 19,345. The middle area is 14,741. Horwich South & Blackrod is 12,631.
12,6312nd least 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%. Horwich South & Blackrod is 77.0%.
77%5th 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%. Horwich South & Blackrod is 90.7%.
90.7%2nd lowest
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%. Horwich South & Blackrod is 2.3%.
2.3%2nd lowest

What is the population of Horwich South & Blackrod?

Horwich South & Blackrod had 12,631 usual residents at the census.

Horwich South & Blackrod is the 1,400th 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 Horwich South & Blackrod 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
Horwich South & Blackrod in brief

Horwich South & Blackrod had 12,631 usual residents at the census.

About 77% of people in Horwich South & Blackrod live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Horwich South & Blackrod, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Horwich South & Blackrod, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.