Renting in Bolton

Average Rent in Bolton

Rent in Bolton before the rush.

The average rent in Bolton is £850/mo, with 2,486 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Bolton rental appears.

Where in Bolton are you looking?

7 days free · card on sign-up · cancel anytime

Fresh alerts, first

We email you the moment a matching rental lands in Bolton.

Set it, leave it

Pick budget, bedrooms, areas of Bolton — we remember the rest.

Down to the postcode

Narrow to one corner of Bolton or watch the whole city.

Live from the portals

Latest rentals in Bolton

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

114 new this weekUpdated today

Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Bolton. Click through to the source portal to enquire.

Renting in Bolton

What it costs to rent in Bolton

Bolton currently has 2,486 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 114 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 58% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BL2 1JY at around £650/mo, while BL2 3GG sits nearer £1,200/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Bolton around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

How it works

Your first Bolton alert in under a minute

Four steps between you and never missing a good one in Bolton.

Tell us where home is

Pop in your budget, bed count and favourite corners of Bolton. A minute, tops.

We'll watch the portals

Six major sites, checked every couple of minutes. Yes, on Sundays too.

Alert lands in your inbox

The moment a match appears, email arrives before most people open the app.

You get there first

Message the agent while the listing is still warm.

Start here

Market snapshot

Bolton rental market at a glance

2,486

Active rentals in Bolton

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Bolton

Median monthly rent, based on 2,486 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£700/mo	535
2 bed	£890/mo	934
3 bed	£1,100/mo	489
4+ bed	£1,525/mo	234
Room	£600/mo	241

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bolton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bolton. Latest: £878/mo (Mar 26, +10.0% YoY).

Latest

£878

Mar 26

Annual

+10.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£595

Apr 21

Total change

+48%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bolton pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bolton spend an estimated 36% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£878/mo

£10,536/yr

Median pay

£29,409/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

36%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bolton

Most Bolton homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 128,140 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.10

≈ Band B–C

Stock

128k

128,140 properties

A
51%65,400
B
18%22,590
C
15%18,930
D
9%10,920
E
5%5,780
F
2%2,370
G
1%1,910
H
0%250

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Bolton

88% of Bolton premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

88%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

489 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
88%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bolton), July 2025, covering 127,738 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bolton homes

43% of Bolton homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

43%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

57%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

106k

105,775 EPCs

A
0%329
B
7%7,675
C
36%37,553
D
41%43,020
E
13%13,696
F
3%2,759
G
1%743

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Bolton. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bolton

16 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bolton centroid. The five closest:

1
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · BL3 6HP
0.45 mi
2
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · BL2 1JN
0.53 mi
3
University Collegiate School
Secondary · University technical college · BL3 5AG
0.56 mi
4
Gaskell Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · BL1 2QG
0.63 mi
5
Park School Teaching Service
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter · BL1 4QR
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bolton centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bolton

Flats & apartments

793

37% of listings

Houses

1097

51% of listings

Rooms

241

11% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bolton — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 53% of the 1,114 houses currently advertised in Bolton.

Terraced
53%592
Semi-detached
29%321
Other house
10%109
Detached
7%75
Bungalow
2%17

Rent by postcode

Where Bolton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,088 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bolton

1BL2 3GG£1,200/mo4 rentals
2M38£1,100/mo75 rentals
3M28£995/mo33 rentals

Cheapest in Bolton

1BL2 1JY£650/mo3 rentals
2BL9£650/mo70 rentals
3BL8£650/mo16 rentals

Features · Bolton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bolton

Live signal across 2,486 Bolton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 550 Bolton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 651 Bolton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Bolton

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Bolton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 28 of 28 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bolton is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
28 of 28 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Bolton ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bolton

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Astley Bridge has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bolton.

Westhoughton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (1) · pop. ~24,000
0.0
per 1k
Horwich
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (3) · pop. ~20,000
0.4
per 1k
Farnworth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (2) · pop. ~26,000
0.1
per 1k
Astley Bridge
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~13,000
0.0
per 1k
Heaton
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~11,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Bolton listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Bolton.

Rightmove

1294

OpenRent

638

OnTheMarket

310

SpareRoom

241

Leaders

Start getting alerts

Try Dwellio free for 7 days

We’ll email the moment a matching rental goes live in Bolton.

7 days free — card on sign-up

Dwellio

£9.99/mo

Alerts that land before the rush.

Within 15 minutes

Up to 10 search areas
Alerts within 15 minutes of listing
Unlimited email alerts
Price-drop alerts
Back-on-market alerts
"Days on market" badge
Priority support from a human

7 days free · card on sign-up · cancel anytime

Frequently asked

Renting in Bolton — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Bolton?

The median rent in Bolton is £850/month based on 2486 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Bolton?

There are currently 2486 rental properties available in Bolton, with 114 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bolton safe for renters?

Bolton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bolton?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bolton is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

Cities to rent in nearby

Areas to rent near Bolton

More places renters search alongside Bolton. We monitor every UK portal in each city — set alerts for as many as you like.

Compare across the UK

Average rent in major UK cities

See how Bolton compares with the UK’s largest rental markets — median rents, area data and live alerts for each.

Renting guides

Search smarter than the Bolton crowd

Guides on covering every portal and reaching new Bolton listings first.

Start getting Bolton alerts today

7 days free. Card on sign-up. Cancel anytime.

Start free trial

7 days free
Card on sign-up
Cancel anytime
Setup in 60 seconds