Neighbourhood · Bolton · North West
Harwood
Bolton 006 · 6 sub-areas · 8,369 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (79/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (57/100)Liveability 84/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Harwood is a commuter neighbourhood within Bolton — train into Manchester runs in around 48 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
84/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Harwood?
A snapshot of Harwood
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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.
Harwood in Bolton
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Harwood?
- The median monthly rent across Harwood is £878.
- How safe is Harwood?
- Harwood 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 Harwood?
- 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 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Harwood?
- There are 13 schools within 2 km of Harwood, of which 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3001 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Harwood?
- The most common council tax band in Harwood is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,203. Council tax is set by Bolton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Harwood to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Harwood to central London is approximately 165 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 Harwood?
- 100% of premises in Harwood are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Harwood?
- Harwood sits in IMD decile 9 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 Harwood?
- 86% of households in Harwood 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 Harwood?
- The average property price across Bolton (the local authority covering Harwood) 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 Harwood 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 Harwood?
- Harwood contains 6 local areas: Bolton 006E, Bolton 006B, Bolton 006A, Bolton 006C, Bolton 006D…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Harwood
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Harwood?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Harwood 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 Harwood a safe place to live?
- Harwood 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 Harwood?
- 45% of schools within 2 km of Harwood are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Harwood?
- Public-transport commute time from Harwood to central London is approximately 165 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Harwood different from the rest of Bolton?
- Harwood 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 Harwood rank in Bolton?
- Harwood scores 84/100 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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