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Westhoughton West

Middle area

South west Bolton. 8,930 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 72% of people in Westhoughton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 1,700th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,465
2,796th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
72%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Westhoughton West

Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019, so there is no figure for Greater Manchester.

Crime across Bolton

How Westhoughton West compares

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

Westhoughton WestMiddle
Median sale price35 middle areas, Bolton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from £107,000 to £335,000. The middle area is £200,000. Westhoughton West is £210,000.
£210,00015th most expensive
Population35 middle areas, Bolton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 6,106 to 10,773. The middle area is 8,465. Westhoughton West is 8,465.
8,46518th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Bolton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 20.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Westhoughton West is 72.0%.
72%6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Bolton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bolton35 areas from 71.2% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.8%. Westhoughton West is 97.3%.
97.3%16th highest

What is the population of Westhoughton West?

Westhoughton West had 8,465 usual residents at the census.

Westhoughton West is the 2,796th most populated of 9,448 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Bolton

These figures are published for the whole of Bolton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bolton and not Westhoughton West 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
Westhoughton West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Westhoughton West was £210,000 in 2025.

Westhoughton West had 8,465 usual residents at the census.

About 72% of people in Westhoughton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Westhoughton West, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.