Neighbourhood · Bolton · North West
Farnworth North
Bolton 027 · 4 sub-areas · 7,132 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (75/100)Watch-out: Retirees (52/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Farnworth North is a commuter neighbourhood within Bolton — train into Manchester runs in around 23 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
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Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Farnworth North?
A snapshot of Farnworth North
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Farnworth North in Bolton
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Farnworth North?
- The median monthly rent across Farnworth North is £878.
- How safe is Farnworth North?
- Farnworth North 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 Farnworth North?
- 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 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Farnworth North?
- There are 21 schools within 2 km of Farnworth North, of which 43% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1847 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Farnworth North?
- The most common council tax band in Farnworth North is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,699. Council tax is set by Bolton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Farnworth North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Farnworth North to central London is approximately 146 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 Farnworth North?
- 100% of premises in Farnworth North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Farnworth North?
- Farnworth North sits in IMD decile 2 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 Farnworth North?
- 51% of households in Farnworth North 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 Farnworth North?
- The average property price across Bolton (the local authority covering Farnworth North) 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 Farnworth North 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 Farnworth North?
- Farnworth North contains 4 local areas: Bolton 027D, Bolton 027C, Bolton 027A, Bolton 027B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Farnworth North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Farnworth North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Farnworth North 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.
- What schools are near Farnworth North?
- 43% of schools within 2 km of Farnworth North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Farnworth North?
- Public-transport commute time from Farnworth North to central London is approximately 146 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Farnworth North different from the rest of Bolton?
- Farnworth North contains 4 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 Farnworth North rank in Bolton?
- Farnworth North scores 85/100 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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