Bolton noise and liveability
Greater Manchester. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 7.8 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 10.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 8.4 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 2 of 10 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 6.7 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 2 of 10 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 4.8 / 10 |
| Environment | 7.4 / 10 |
| Average price | £204,379HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | +4.8% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | LowEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes, scaled by the size of its DEFRA noise map |
| Recorded crime | 97.4ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Progress 8 | 0.05DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average |
| Road noise | ModerateDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | GoodDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences |
| Transport access | PoorThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in Greater Manchester.
Open Bolton on the Sky Score mapPlanes overhead
Planes overhead pages for the postcode districts covering Bolton: BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7, M26.
Where these numbers come from
Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Manchester Airport runway geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Schools: Department for Education, Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24, Open Government Licence v3.0; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Transport: NaPTAN (DfT National Public Transport Access Nodes), Open Government Licence v3.0; Healthcare: NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.