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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

BL32HF

Bradford Road

BL32GD

Beehive Road

BL21AU

Lever Grove

BL21HA

Manchester Road

BL32EJ

Skelwith Avenue

BL32AS

Cecilia Court South

BL21EW

Dunlin Close

BL32BZ

Mckean Street

BL32NT

Springfield Court

BL32DX

Hampton Road

BL11EJ

Princess Street

BL32SJ

Embla Walk

BL36QX

Flitcroft Court

BL32JS

Crescent Road

BL32SA

Great Lever

BL32BP

Forester Hill Avenue

BL36QU

Grecian Crescent

BL32BE

Parkfield Road

BL21LQ

Birch Street

BL21AR

River Street

BL32BF

Woodlands Place

BL32SD

Holmes Street

BL32SB

Weston Street

BL32JZ

Westbourne Avenue

BL32NG

Manchester Road

BL32JJ

Great Lever

BL32DJ

Southwood Close

BL11EA

Queens Park & Central

BL32SF

Great Holme

BL32HQ

Great Lever

BL11LL

Mawdsley Street

BL36PY

Rupert Street

BL32EW

Rishton Avenue

BL21LG

Sharnford Close

BL11NH

Back Mawdsley Street

BL32EN

Rishton Lane

BL32QU

Luton Street

BL32EA

Royland Avenue

BL11NJ

Queens Park & Central

BL32EH

Rishton Lane

BL32SE

Earlswood Walk

BL11NE

Newport Street

BL11EB

Wood Street

BL21DE

Bridgeman Place

BL36QN

Great Lever

BL21NP

Turnstone Road

BL32AB

Lever Street

BL32AY

Richelieu Street

BL11DG

Bradshawgate

BL21LA

Arlen Road

BL32HG

Carter Street

BL32BG

Parkfield Road

BL32NL

Ramswell Close

BL11LT

Back Cheapside

BL32DQ

Division Street

BL11RT

Oxford Street

BL21BX

Merchants Place

BL32HS

Bradford Road

BL32AG

Augustus Street

BL32BN

Rishton Lane

BL36RA

Rupert Street

BL21BQ

Glebe Street

BL32HJ

Eustace Street

BL11RJ

Victoria Square

BL11DY

Wood Street

BL32PG

Kearsley Drive

BL32BH

Rudolph Street

BL32AZ

Blackwood Street

BL32DE

Beechwood Street

BL32NE

Croft Lane

BL32ED

Walker Avenue

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.