Is Garthmere Road in Bolton a nice place to live?

Garthmere Road is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Garthmere Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Garthmere Road is located in the Hulton ward of the Bolton district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.535742, -2.474007
Grid Ref SD686044
Suburb Over Hulton
Constituency Bolton South East
Postcodes M46 9GT

House Prices

The average house price in Garthmere Road is 79.22% higher than the rest of Bolton. The last sale we have on record is 3 Garthmere Road, that sold for £662,500. The average house price in Bolton is £137,689 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Garthmere Road

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 3 Detached £662,500

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

Crime in Garthmere Road, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Garthmere Road 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 Garthmere Road and compared that to the average for the Hulton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Garthmere Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hulton ward

Social economic statistics for Garthmere Road

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 Garthmere Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Garthmere Road 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 Garthmere Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Garthmere Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Garthmere Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Garthmere Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Garthmere Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Garthmere Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Garthmere Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Garthmere Road

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

Unemployment in Garthmere Road

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.
0.95% of Garthmere Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Garthmere Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Garthmere Road. The proportion of retirees on Garthmere Road is 27.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
45.71% of Garthmere Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Garthmere Road

The proportion of home owners on Garthmere Road is 31.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.29% of properties in Garthmere Road are private rented and 1.43% are social rented.
93.57% of residents of Garthmere Road own their home

Country of Birth of Garthmere Road residents

The proportion if Garthmere Road residents born in the UK is 15.66% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.69% of Garthmere Road residents were born outside the UK.
98.31% of Garthmere Road residents were born in the UK

Garthmere Road Summary

Garthmere Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Garthmere Road maybe difficult.

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