Bottom o' th' Moor’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Bottom o' th' Moor’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bottom o' th' MoorGreater Manchester
Population 236: a village in Greater Manchester, North West.
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Photo: Margaret Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
236
Census 2021 · Bolton council
Median age
58.6
40% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bottom o' th' Moor a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Bottom o' th' Moor has none; the figures on this page are still real. Two in five residents are 65 or over. 69% of households own their home outright. On the way to work, 15% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Bottom o' th' Moor stand out
The 3 things Bottom o' th' Moor does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
69% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bottom o' th' Moor.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Bottom o' th' Moor than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 49% of adults
13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, above Greater Manchester’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.3% of the population. Half the people of Bottom o' th' Moor are older than 58.6.
58.6median age
Bottom o' th' MoorGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
40%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bottom o' th' Moor | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 40% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Bottom o' th' Moor travel far: only 19% go under 5 km, fewer than in Greater Manchester’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nearly four in five commuters, higher than both Greater Manchester’s towns (72%) and England’s towns (70%). 1.7% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. The average household earns £51K a year before tax.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot5%
Bus5%
Train5%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Bottom o' th' Moor than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 7%
Nearly nine in ten households own their home. Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Greater Manchester’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £894 a month across the Bolton council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bottom o' th' Moor£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £396,000 | 5 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£894
average private rent a month, Bolton council area
£2,433
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
86% of people in Bottom o' th' Moor say their health is good or very good, more than in Greater Manchester’s towns and across England’s towns
Bottom o' th' Moor has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.9 miles away. A disability affects 14% of people in the town. 4.2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Greater Manchester’s towns (5.9%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
86%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bottom o' th' Moor | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
78.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Bottom o' th' Moor’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
24% of homes date from before 1919. Relative to its size, Bottom o' th' Moor keeps 42 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Greater Manchester’s towns (7) and England’s towns (39).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
42
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Smithills Hall and 3 more in and around Bottom o' th' Moor
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bottom o' th' Moor. Best known first.
Historic houseSmithills Hall3.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum3.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHorwich Heritage Centre1.5 km outside town, to the westZooZooSmithills Open Farm4 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bottom o' th' Moor
12pages on Bottom o' th' Moor
The big questions
Bottom o' th' Moor’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HorwichBlackrodWingatesHunger HillAspullWesthoughtonAdlingtonBottom o' th' Moor
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom o' th' Moor | 236 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horwich | 20,703 | 0.9 | — | D | — | C− |
| Blackrod | 5,340 | 2.5 | — | D | — | C |
| Wingates | 1,936 | 2.6 | — | C | — | D |
| Hunger Hill | 1,299 | 3 | — | D | — | B− |
| Aspull | 4,937 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Westhoughton | 21,969 | 3.5 | — | D | — | C |
| Adlington | 8,777 | 3.6 | A− | A | B− | C+ |
Wingates and Hunger Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Horwich, Blackrod, Wingates, Hunger Hill, Aspull and Westhoughton have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bottom o' th' Moor
Is Bottom o' th' Moor safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Bottom o' th' Moor has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
How many listed buildings are there in Bottom o' th' Moor?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 1.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Bottom o' th' Moor
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Bottom o' th' Moor is a built-up area of 236 people, in the Bolton council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 236 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001092
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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