Is Hill Top in Bolton a nice place to live?

Hill Top is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Hill Top 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

Hill Top is located in the Hulton ward of the Bolton district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.533368, -2.474282
Grid Ref SD686041
Suburb Over Hulton
Constituency Bolton South East
Postcodes M46 9QN

House Prices

The average house price in Hill Top is 38.07% higher than the rest of Bolton. The last sale we have on record is 30 Hill Top, that sold for £302,000. The average house price in Bolton is £137,689 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hill Top

Date No. Type Price
23/11/2021 30 Detached £302,000
30/04/2021 6 £245,000
14/10/2020 22 Terrace £120,000

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

Crime in Hill Top, Greater Manchester

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

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

Social economic statistics for Hill Top

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 Hill Top is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hill Top 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 Hill Top experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hill Top 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 Hill Top involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hill Top 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 Hill Top 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 Hill Top, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hill Top are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hill Top

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

Unemployment in Hill Top

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.
0.35% of Hill Top residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Top

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hill Top. The proportion of retirees on Hill Top is 20.98% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
39.58% of Hill Top residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hill Top

The proportion of home owners on Hill Top is 32.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.9% of properties in Hill Top are private rented and 2.9% are social rented.
94.2% of residents of Hill Top own their home

Country of Birth of Hill Top residents

The proportion if Hill Top residents born in the UK is 14.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.7% of Hill Top residents were born outside the UK.
97.3% of Hill Top residents were born in the UK

Hill Top Summary

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

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