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Queens Park & Central · Bolton

Queens Park & Central: your neighbourhood

Queens Park & Central electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 37% here, compared with 18% across Bolton (19.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 34% here, compared with 20% across Bolton (14.1 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

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.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 33.7% here, compared with 22.7% across Bolton (11 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

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.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

11.9%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,807 out of 15,219.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.7%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,173 out of 15,226.

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People counted in the census

15,227

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

15,227 out of 15,227.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,687 out of 11,838.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

70.7%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

4,259 out of 6,028.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

2,030 out of 6,028.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.7%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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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

5,752 out of 11,814.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

43.8%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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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

5,170 out of 11,814.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

7.8%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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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

922 out of 11,814.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

30.4%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,601 out of 11,838.

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Homes rented privately

37%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

2,244 out of 6,032.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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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

1,593 out of 11,814.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

34%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

2,049 out of 6,032.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

7.6%

21 March 2021 · Queens Park & Central

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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

892 out of 11,814.

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Crime and safety

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.

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Projects and proposed responses

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 →

Proposed responses across Bolton →