Neighbourhood · Bolton · North West
Breightmet South & Darcy Lever
Bolton 019 · 6 sub-areas · 9,861 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (81/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (62/100)Liveability 91/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is a commuter neighbourhood within Bolton — train into Manchester runs in around 46 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
91/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
A snapshot of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £878 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- The median monthly rent across Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is £878.
- How safe is Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 29 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- There are 14 schools within 2 km of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2892 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- The most common council tax band in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,822. Council tax is set by Bolton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Breightmet South & Darcy Lever to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Breightmet South & Darcy Lever to central London is approximately 169 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- 100% of premises in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- 71% of households in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- The average property price across Bolton (the local authority covering Breightmet South & Darcy Lever) is approximately £200,025, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Breightmet South & Darcy Lever a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.40 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £29,409.)
- Which local areas are part of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever contains 6 local areas: Bolton 019A, Bolton 019F, Bolton 019D, Bolton 019E, Bolton 019B…
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Frequently asked about Breightmet South & Darcy Lever
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Breightmet South & Darcy Lever is £878. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Breightmet South & Darcy Lever a safe place to live?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever has a safety score of 100/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- 27% of schools within 2 km of Breightmet South & Darcy Lever are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Breightmet South & Darcy Lever?
- Public-transport commute time from Breightmet South & Darcy Lever to central London is approximately 169 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Breightmet South & Darcy Lever different from the rest of Bolton?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Breightmet South & Darcy Lever rank in Bolton?
- Breightmet South & Darcy Lever scores 91/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Bolton, see the Cities table on the Bolton page.
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