Local help →Farnworth North · Bolton
Farnworth North electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Source →People aged 65 or over
12.5%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
1,828 out of 14,645.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
6.1%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
894 out of 14,657.
Source and method →People counted in the census
14,65421 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
14,654 out of 14,654.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
22.7%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,457 out of 10,834.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
61.5%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
3,229 out of 5,251.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
25.3%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,329 out of 5,251.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
41.6%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
4,509 out of 10,847.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
54.3%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
5,893 out of 10,847.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
6%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
651 out of 10,847.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
25.3%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,744 out of 10,834.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
20%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,061 out of 5,242.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
15.8%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
1,710 out of 10,847.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
21%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,117 out of 5,242.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
4.1%21 March 2021 · Farnworth North
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
445 out of 10,847.
Source and method →Police UK publication gap, checked 2026-10-17: Greater Manchester Police: Currently no crime, outcome or stop and search data is available. The force is progressing towards a new IT system and data processes which will support provision of data to police.uk in the future. Some data is available directly from GMP website here: https://www.gmp.police.uk/police-forces/greater-manchester-police/areas/greater-manchester-force-content/sd/stats-and-data/ Greater Manchester Police: Crime data not provided for August 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. A complete two-year ward comparison is therefore withheld; other forces’ nearby records are not substituted.
A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.
No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →
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