Neighbourhood · Bolton · North West
Horwich South & Middlebrook
Bolton 007 · 5 sub-areas · 8,653 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (90/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (66/100)Liveability 90/100 · Best 10%Commuter neighbourhood
Horwich South & Middlebrook is a commuter neighbourhood within Bolton — train into Manchester runs in around 41 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
90/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Horwich South & Middlebrook?
A snapshot of Horwich South & Middlebrook
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- The median monthly rent across Horwich South & Middlebrook is £878.
- How safe is Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- 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 20 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Horwich South & Middlebrook, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2292 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- The most common council tax band in Horwich South & Middlebrook is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,051. Council tax is set by Bolton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Horwich South & Middlebrook to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Horwich South & Middlebrook to central London is approximately 149 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- 100% of premises in Horwich South & Middlebrook are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook sits in IMD decile 5 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- 71% of households in Horwich South & Middlebrook 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- The average property price across Bolton (the local authority covering Horwich South & Middlebrook) 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook contains 5 local areas: Bolton 007D, Bolton 007B, Bolton 007A, Bolton 007C, Bolton 007E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Horwich South & Middlebrook
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Horwich South & Middlebrook 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook a safe place to live?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Horwich South & Middlebrook are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Horwich South & Middlebrook?
- Public-transport commute time from Horwich South & Middlebrook to central London is approximately 149 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Horwich South & Middlebrook different from the rest of Bolton?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook contains 5 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 Horwich South & Middlebrook rank in Bolton?
- Horwich South & Middlebrook scores 90/100 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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