Green Way, Bolton, BL1 8UD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BL1 8UD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.1%	49.7%	2.6%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	52.9%	50.3%	-2.6%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.7%	40%	-1.7%	37.9%	2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	30.7%	1.6%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3%	3.1%	0.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	15.2%	19.1%	3.9%	9.1%	10.0%
Widowed	10.4%	6.7%	-3.7%	6.1%	0.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	37.9%	47.4%	9.5%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	32%	29.4%	-2.6%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	16%	15.7%	-0.3%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	11.1%	5.9%	-5.2%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around BL1 8UD this area, 29.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44.3%	29.6%	-14.7%	18.2%	11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	16.4%	2.1%	9.6%	6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	9.3%	-2.4%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	6.2%	1.0%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	13.3%	4.2%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	10%	23.5%	13.5%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	5.2%	1.8%	-3.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.7%	3.9%	3.2%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	0%	3%	3.0%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	4.6%	11.1%	6.5%	2.5%	8.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.7%	3%	2.3%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	1.3%	-2.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	83%	73.4%	-9.6%	81.4%	-8.0%
Arab	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.3%	79.5%	-5.8%	83.2%	-3.7%
European Union	8.2%	8.5%	0.3%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	4.9%	7.8%	2.9%	2.7%	5.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.6%	3.6%	2.0%	5.6%	-2.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.7%	79.5%	-4.2%	83.2%	-3.7%
10+ Years	0.7%	14.7%	14.0%	9.8%	4.9%
5-10 Years	4.6%	5.9%	1.3%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	6.9%	0%	-6.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	0%	-4.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Poland	5.6%	1.3%	4.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	24.7%	13.5%	11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	52.9%	46.2%	6.7%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Green Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Green Way was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Astley Bridge average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,200

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BL1 8UD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Green Way are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bolton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Green Way, Bolton, BL1 8UD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BL1 8UD

Average Price
£157,191

Semi-Detached
£157,191

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Green Way

Average Price
£139,287

Semi-Detached
£135,637

Terraced
£155,708

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Green WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Green Way, Bolton, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£62,500	2017-08-16	£100,074
6 Green Way, Bolton, Greater Manchester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£79,995	2003-11-21	£215,187

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BL1 8UD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	64
Retired	44
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Self-Employed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Education	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alexandra Nursery School Martha Street , Daubhill BL3 4AH	4out of 4	4,446 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Columba's RC Primary School Ripley Street , Tonge Moor BL2 3AR	4out of 4	612 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Castle Hill Primary School Castle Hill Street , Tonge Moor BL2 2JT	3out of 4	651 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Newnham Street , Astley Bridge BL1 8QA	4out of 4	902 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sharples Primary School Hugh Lupus Street , BL1 8RU	3out of 4	937 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Valley Community Primary School Hibbert Street , Off Blackburn Road BL1 8JG	4out of 4	1,210 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canon Slade CofE School Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP	4out of 4	789 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sharples School Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN	3out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE	4out of 4	1,463 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ	3out of 4	1,824 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Turton School Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT	3out of 4	1,935 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bolton Sixth Form College Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU	- not rated	3,141 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bolton College Deane Road , BL3 5BG	- not rated	3,465 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU	2out of 4	2,286 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birtenshaw Crompton Way , BL2 2PE	- not rated	918 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Keswick Street , BL1 8LX	- not rated	1,010 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Birtenshaw Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB	3out of 4	1,445 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Huda Primary School 3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH	- not rated	2,284 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Firwood High School Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU	3out of 4	2,449 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greenway Coffee Morning	Greenway Community Centre, Hall Ith Wood Lane	105 yd
Cineworld Cinemas	15 Eagley Brook Way	519 yd
Sai Spice	17 Eagley Brook Way	519 yd
Nuffield Health	7-10 Eagley Brook Way	519 yd
Mad Bettys Kitchen	627 Tonge Moor Road	574 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cotton Kier	2-4 Eagley Brook Way		519 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Taste It ltd	18 Finsbury Court	450 yd
Mamaries	543 Tonge Moor Road	483 yd
Fortune Cookie	527 Tonge Moor Road	523 yd
Franky's Pizza & Kebab House	499 Tonge Moor Road	523 yd
Jenny's House	503 Tonge Moor Road	523 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Family Shopper	Sms Retail Park, 417 Crompton Way		558 yd
Lidl	Crompton Way		1,068 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lancashire Tubes NEW PROGRESS WORKS NEW PROGRESS WORKS CROMPTON WAY	grass pitches	393 yd
Nuffield Health (Bolton) 7-10 7-10 EAGLEY BROOK WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	518 yd
Castle Hill Youth Centre CASTLETON STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	590 yd
Canon Slade School BRADSHAW BROW	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	714 yd
Tonge Sports Club Ltd (Closed) Castleton Street	health and fitness suite	734 yd
Firwood School (Closed) Crompton Way	grass pitches	939 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	204.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BL1 8UD