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Bolton is a metropolitan district in Greater Manchester with a population of 295,963. The median house price is £190,000, with 3,788 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 35.7 per cent over five years.
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Terraced homes are most common at 35.9 per cent of housing stock; 61.5 per cent of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.9 years. About 35 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than those here. Crime recorded in the year to December 2025 totalled 30,504 offences at 103.1 per 1,000 population; violence against the person accounted for the largest share. Schools number 146, with 57 rated good or better by Ofsted. Rail access includes 11 stations; Lostock station connects to Manchester Deansgate in 19 minutes. Air quality is moderate for nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter. Council tax band D is £2,392.33 for 2026/27. The area has 220 supermarkets and 107 greenspaces.
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