Is Lowther Street in Bolton a nice place to live?

Lowther Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Lowther Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Lowther Street is located in the Great Lever ward of the Bolton district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.560426, -2.417987
Grid Ref SD724071
Suburb Great Lever
Constituency Bolton South East
Postcodes BL3 2HP, BL3 2HX, BL3 2HZ

House Prices

The average house price in Lowther Street is 15.92% higher than the rest of Bolton. The last sale we have on record is 45 Lowther Street, that sold for £235,000. The average house price in Bolton is £137,689 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lowther Street

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 45 Semi £235,000
04/02/2021 7 Terrace £50,000
14/12/2020 47 Semi £200,000
14/10/2020 45 Semi £170,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Lowther Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Lowther Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Lowther Street and compared that to the average for the Great Lever ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lowther Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Great Lever ward

Social economic statistics for Lowther Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Lowther Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lowther Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Lowther Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lowther Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lowther Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lowther Street are in the top 30% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Lowther Street are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Lowther Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lowther Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lowther Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Lowther Street.

Unemployment in Lowther Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
5.43% of Lowther Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lowther Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lowther Street. The proportion of retirees on Lowther Street is 5.93% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.67% of Lowther Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lowther Street

The proportion of home owners on Lowther Street is 0.75% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.49% of properties in Lowther Street are private rented and 11.76% are social rented.
62.75% of residents of Lowther Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lowther Street residents

The proportion if Lowther Street residents born in the UK is 11.82% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.17% of Lowther Street residents were born outside the UK.
70.83% of Lowther Street residents were born in the UK

Lowther Street Summary

With house prices in Lowther Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Lowther Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lowther Street maybe difficult.

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