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Burnden & Great Lever

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About

Burnden and Great Lever lie to the east of Bolton town centre and are primarily residential, with terraces and later council-built housing lining the streets. Local shops and services cluster along Great Lever Road, which also carries regular bus routes into Bolton and toward Manchester. There are primary schools, community centres, and small open spaces that serve neighbourhood needs, and housing sits close to industrial sites and working yards that reflect the area’s manufacturing past.

The name Burnden is tied to the old Burnden Park site, where Bolton Wanderers played from the 1890s until 1997; that ground was also the location of the 1946 crowd crush that affected match safety nationwide. Since the stadium closed the site has been redeveloped for housing while retaining street patterns that link into Great Lever. The area has active neighbourhood groups and faith institutions that organise local events and practical support, and regular bus services make the town centre’s shops and services easily reachable.

Area overview

On average Burnden & Great Lever has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 281 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 2.6× the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 23.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Burnden & Great Lever is £37,340 per year. There are 3 schools in Burnden & Great Lever: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Burnden & Great Lever is home to around 9,845 people, with a population density of about 3,910.2 per km².

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
281
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
23.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Burnden & Great Lever Population
9,845
Population density
3,910.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
110.41(+196%)
Anti-social behaviour
47.74(+166%)
Public order
43.78(+332%)
Other theft
29.15(+342%)
Shoplifting
24.58(+325%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Pakistani
3,566
36.22%
British
3,174
32.24%
Indian
972
9.87%
Other White
596
6.05%
African
456
4.63%
Total population: 9,845

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
2,357
32.47%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,680
23.14%
Level 3 (A level)
995
13.71%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
849
11.69%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
801
11.03%
Total 16+ residents: 7,260

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
972
28.68%
Owns outright
770
22.72%
Owns with a mortgage
656
19.36%
Other social rented
490
14.46%
Social rents from council
355
10.48%
Total households: 3,389

Property prices in Burnden & Great Lever

Median price£150,000
Price per sq ft£189
Sales (last 12 months)39
Typical range (middle 50%)£113K – £189K

Based on 39 recent sales, the median property price is £150,000 (about £189 per square foot) in Burnden & Great Lever area, with individual transactions ranging from £50,000 up to £360,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Burnden & Great Lever over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached6£225,000£278
Semi-Detached8£197,500£241
Terraced20£137,500£156
Flats5£94,000£155

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Burnden & Great Lever

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Burnden & Great Lever.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£295,000£107,500£75,000
2017£215,000£65,000£145,000£65,000
2018£157,000£64,000£110,000£74,900
2019£183,000£64,000£132,500£77,000
2020£200,000£88,500£139,000£85,000
2021£265,000£70,000£156,500£95,000
2022£171,200£121,800£167,500£105,000
2023£250,000£106,300£185,000£120,000
2024£250,000£146,728£185,000£105,000
2025£239,500£90,250£195,000£125,000
2026£225,000£80,000£200,000£140,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Burnden & Great Lever.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Burnden & Great Lever.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£194£132£79
2017£184£110£159£79
2018£179£285£133£84
2019£167£95£153£86
2020£163£163£162£95
2021£251£126£180£103
2022£257£203£196£122
2023£219£233£215£127
2024£302£192£230£129
2025£278£158£235£150
2026£273£130£213£182
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Burnden & Great Lever.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Burnden & Great Lever in the last year.

All postcodes in Burnden & Great Lever

BL21LP

Strawberry Hill Road

BL21BY

Saville Street

BL32HW

Woodgate Street

BL11PX

Clivedale Place

BL11DR

Bradshawgate

BL21HL

Great Lever

BL32RU

Springfield Street

BL11JL

Bowkers Row

BL32JP

Crescent Road

BL32PE

Mayfield Avenue

BL32HR

Bradford Road

BL32RY

Manchester Road

BL21EG

Ash Street

BL32BU

Rishton Lane

BL32DS

Lowick Avenue

BL32DP

Smedley Avenue

BL21LR

Denbigh Road

BL11DW

Queens Park & Central

BL11QN

Silverwell Lane

BL21LE

Bedworth Close

BL32RN

Viking Street

BL32DW

Great Lever

BL32DY

Walker Avenue

BL32SG

Little Holme Walk

BL21NN

Gorton Street

BL21NB

Kirkwall Drive

BL11LF

Mawdsley Street

BL11AQ

Nelson Square

BL32QX

Alfred Street

BL11ES

The Arches

BL11LN

Mawdsley Street

BL32PQ

Manchester Road

BL32EL

Glenside Drive

BL11PJ

Lancaster Close

BL11JN

Infirmary Street

BL32GQ

Mill Pond Avenue

BL36NZ

Lever Street

BL36QP

Rigby Court

BL32AQ

St Bartholomew Street

BL32DG

Settle Street

BL32LY

Green Lane

BL32BA

Melville Street

BL36NU

Great Lever

BL21HX

Scholey Street

BL21HF

Manchester Road

BL32DZ

Lynsted Avenue

BL11PT

Silverwell Street

BL32AW

Weston Street

BL32EU

Nelson Street

BL21JH

Clarendon Grove

BL21LF

Bramcote Avenue

BL32EQ

Brook Hey Avenue

BL11AS

Nelson Square

BL32PF

Bradford Avenue

BL32RX

Weston Street

BL32LZ

Crescent Road

BL11JT

Nelson Square

BL32AH

Nelson Street

BL32DB

Rupert Street

BL21DP

Saville Street

BL32NP

Great Lever

BL32QT

Cyril Street

BL36PA

Lever Street

BL21HE

Manchester Road

BL32QZ

Fortune Street

BL32BW

Loom Close

BL32AF

Fairclough Street

BL32LQ

The Mews

BL11EE

Wood Street

BL11QD

Bradshawgate

BL32BS

Division Street

BL32RQ

Manchester Road

BL32EE

Green Lane

BL21NJ

Clayton Street

BL11DA

Hotel Street

BL32GB

Crescent Road

BL21BT

Carlton Street

BL21FN

Queens Park & Central

BL36RN

Rudford Gardens

BL32BY

Manchester Road

BL32DT

Newport Road

BL21DW

Queens Park & Central

BL32EZ

Royland Avenue

BL32GR

Cotton Lodge Close

BL32QP

Manchester Road

BL32PL

Green Lane

BL11LR

Lottery Row

BL32RR

Viking Street

BL36EL

Great Lever

BL32BL

Forester Hill Close

BL11PP

Silverwell Street

BL11HQ

Deansgate

BL32BX

Rishton Lane

BL11NP

Great Moor Street

BL11BU

Market Street

BL11PZ

Institute Street

BL32JW

Nelson Street

BL32AU

Cecilia Street

BL32AP

Adam Street

BL11LD

Queens Park & Central

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.