Hunger Hill’s story
No listed buildings inside Hunger Hill’s built-up area
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
Hunger HillGreater Manchester
46% of households own their home with no mortgage. A village in Greater Manchester, North West, home to 1,299 people.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,299
Census 2021 · Bolton council
Median home
£255K
76 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.3
25% are 65+ · Greater Manchester 16%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hunger Hill a good place to live?
Pupils here do better than most: primary results beat 76% of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in England. Housing is expensive (D): homes sell for a median £255,000, about 5.9 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for jobs & income. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency. Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Hunger Hill has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
How Hunger Hill grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hunger Hill is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime to police.uk, so Hunger Hill has no Safety Grade and, without it, no overall grade. Its other subjects still get grades, below.
Cost of livingRent £894 a monthDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 76% of towns in England; secondary results beat 57% of towns in EnglandB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £52,458C+Open →HealthLife expectancy 80.9 for men, 84.7 for womenB−Open →
SafetyNo police.uk data–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors0% live within 400 m of a park; 0 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life0.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Hunger Hill stand out
The 3 things Hunger Hill does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
46% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hunger Hill.
History
Most of Hunger Hill is newer: only 5% of homes were built before 1919, below Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Hunger Hill’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
5%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade D
Few households rent privately in Hunger Hill: 9%, fewer than in Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
£255Kmedian sale
76% of households own their home, above Greater Manchester’s towns (58%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The social rented sector houses 15% of households. Behind the median of £255,000: 76 standard sales inside Hunger Hill’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hunger Hill£255K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £344,100 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 41 |
| Terraced | £227,000 | 11 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£894
average private rent a month, Bolton council area
£2,392
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape Hunger Hill: 25% are 65 or over, above Greater Manchester’s towns and England’s towns
45.3median age
17% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Greater Manchester’s towns (19%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. Hunger Hill has a median age of 45.3 years.
Hunger HillGreater ManchesterEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Hunger Hill | Greater Manchester | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Greater Manchester and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Hunger Hill than in Greater Manchester’s towns or England’s towns: 10%
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
49% of commuters travelled under 5 km, close to Greater Manchester’s towns (47%) and above England’s towns (45%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 3.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot4%
Bus4%
Train1%
49%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
3.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 27% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Health
Bad health is more common in Hunger Hill than in Greater Manchester’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.7% of residents
77%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
21% of residents in Hunger Hill live with a disability. At the census, 77% of people in Hunger Hill called their health good or very good, below Greater Manchester’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Hunger Hill: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Hunger Hill | Greater Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hunger Hill
14pages on Hunger Hill
The big questions
SafetyNo police.uk data for Greater ManchesterCost of livingDMedian home £255K · rent £894 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Pellum DriveSchoolsB+HealthB−Life expectancy 80.9 (men), 84.7 (women)Work & commuteC+43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum and 3 more in and around Hunger Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hunger Hill. Best known first.
MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseSmithills Hall5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeastAquariumAquariumBolton Aquarium3.8 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Hunger Hill
Village in Greater Manchester, England
Hunger Hill is a built-up area of 1,299 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
- 1,299 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bolton
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001162
Hunger Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WesthoughtonWingatesAthertonBoltonFarnworthHorwichLittle HultonHunger Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunger Hill | 1,299 | — | — | D | — | B− |
| Westhoughton | 21,969 | 1.5 | — | D | — | C |
| Wingates | 1,936 | 1.5 | — | C | — | D |
| Atherton | 27,571 | 2 | — | B+ | — | D |
| Bolton | 184,077 | 2.9 | — | C− | — | D |
| Farnworth | 28,761 | 3.3 | — | C | — | D− |
| Horwich | 20,703 | 3.4 | — | D | — | C− |
| Little Hulton | 25,824 | 3.4 | — | D | — | D− |
Wingates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Westhoughton, Wingates, Atherton, Bolton, Farnworth, Horwich and Little Hulton have no Safety Grade: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish to police.uk. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hunger Hill
Is Hunger Hill safe?
We can’t say from police.uk: Greater Manchester Police doesn’t publish street-level crime data there, so Hunger Hill has no Safety Grade. Greater Manchester Police’s own figures cover whole boroughs, not towns.
Does Hunger Hill flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.