A PLACE CALLED HOME
Welcome to Bolton, one of the friendliest and largest towns in the UK, providing our residents with a place they love to call home.
In so many ways, Bolton offers the best of all worlds for a place to live. A major town with attractive amenities, set in fantastic accessible countryside and with the city of Manchester and the beautiful countryside of Lancashire on the doorstep.
We have a proud history of innovation dating back to the industrial revolution. This legacy can be seen in our stunning architecture which set Bolton apart from other towns.
Our convenient location opens a whole host of work and leisure opportunities as there is easy access to the M61, M60 and M62, the 15-minute rail link into the city and 20 miles from Manchester Airport opening the world for all of our residents, visitors and businesses.
Bolton is a family friendly place offering an affordable place to live with a host of surrounding towns and rural villages you could happily call home. Town centre living is also available with many brand-new homes now available.
We’re the only university town in Greater Manchester and it’s renown for student satisfaction. There are also fantastic schools and colleges across the area where younger minds can learn essential skills to take forward into their lives.
We boast a wide range of residential options from suburban and country properties to the new vibrant urban neighbourhoods being created to meet the needs of our community.
Check out all of the amazing accommodation opportunities by visiting Rightmove
Creams Mill
Creams Mill is the latest scheme from Watson that will see the creation of almost 300 mixed-tenure, new-build properties for residents of Little Lever and Bolton.
Once a notable landmark of the Bolton skyline, situated in the heart of Little Lever, close to Moses Gate Country Park and local shops and amenities, it’s the perfect spot for commuters, families and young professionals.
With several bus stops just a five-minute walk away, commuters can be in Manchester city centre in under an hour – or 30 minutes by car. The area is readily connected for work, as well as shopping trips and days out in Bolton and beyond.
For more information, visit Watson Homes.
Deansgate Gardens
A brand-new neighbourhood of 167 homes built by Placefirst specifically for private rent in the centre of Bolton. Energy efficient, high quality homes with a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom duplexes and apartments.
Deansgate Gardens will transform a 1.1 hectare brownfield site into a vibrant new neighbourhood with rooftop terraces, resident gardens and courtyards. Designed with the local community in mind the neighbourhood will include ground floor commercial spaces, a spacious central square, communal green areas and pedestrian-led spaces.
For more information, visit Placefirst.
Farnworth Green
Farnworth Green is a new community of 97 apartments and family homes for rent, bars, eateries, coffee shops and stores, alongside a new lush, green public square designed for socialising, events and al fresco eats.
Capital&Centric are bringing the best of city life to the ‘burbs, with a residents amenity including a rooftop garden, co-working space, gym and lounge.
For more information, visit Capital&Centric.
Neighbourhood Moor Lane
A development of forty-four, three bedroom townhouses in the heart of Bolton Town Centre provided by developer Step Places. Each property will come with gated parking, electric vehicle charging points, roof terraces and private gardens.
The houses will be set over three floors and three bedrooms will be served by two bathrooms. The location of Neighbourhood Moor Lane couldn’t be more convenient, with Bolton’s famous Indoor Market just metres away, offering an array of foods from around the world, and a plethora of other retail offers.
Bolton station is within five-minute walk and will take you to Manchester City Centre in as little as sixteen minutes, as well as direct service into many other destinations including the glorious Lake District.
For more information, visit Step Places.
The other remarkable thing about our town is you will never be short of things to do; it has six theatres including the highly regarded producing theatre The Octagon, an amazing museum with one of the best Egyptology collections in the country, a beautiful redeveloped Central Library, and an aquarium in the town centre.
You have the largest out of town shopping and leisure destination in the country – Middlebrook Retails and Leisure Park. If football is your thing Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a great team with even better potential!
We live and breathe culture and events in Bolton as we are proud to have fantastic spaces that are regularly animated with events in Victoria Square and Queens Park. Each year we host the multi award-winning Bolton Food and Drink festival and IRONMAN weekend, including the world’s largest IRONKIDS event each year.
Or of course you may just want to enjoy the peace, landscape, and views of Rivington Pike, Queens Park or Jumbles. Or swing by, with the family, to Moss Bank Park to play and take a ride on the miniature railway.
Looking for even more activities? Check out our Visit page…
Bolton is a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents. It’s fast becoming a place where people choose to study, work, invest and settle.
By the year 2030, we want the health and wellbeing of people in Bolton to be as good as anywhere in Greater Manchester, with our residents taking full advantage of a network of organisations and provision that can facilitate active and healthy lifestyles. We want more residents investing into their health and making informed positive choices about their wellbeing.
Furthermore, we want the investment and emphasis which we place on health and wellbeing to mean that our workforce is more productive – combined with higher skills levels, making our amazing town an attractive place for businesses to locate, grow and invest.
Our location provides fantastic opportunities for people to take part in physical activities.
We want large numbers of people to be able to walk or cycle to work and around their communities; and we want our parks and green spaces to be hubs for all kinds of leisure activities, supporting people to stay active, make connections and be a part of local life.
For more information or to check out the range of activities across the borough, visit Let’s Keep Bolton Moving.
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Green Spaces
Bolton is 50% green space, offering our residents amazing adventures on their doorstep. Whether it be for walking, cycling or horse riding, the opportunities for you to indulge in beautiful scenery are endless.
There are a wide range of parks, reservoirs, and nature reserves to keep people of all ages entertained.
In 2024, we opened our first new park in more than 120 years, naming it in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. The new park is perfectly located in the bustling town centre, just opposite our brand-new food hall which is now open to the public where you can taste some delicious dishes from a collection of highly rated food vendors.
Reaching Net Zero
Bolton’s climate change strategy was prepared by Bolton Council on behalf of the Bolton Vision partnership and approved in September 2021.
The partnership brings together organisations from across Bolton, including Bolton at Home, the University of Bolton, Bolton Community and Voluntary Service, Bolton College, NHS Bolton Foundation Trust and the council.
To reach our target of net zero carbon emissions by 2030, we first need to get our collective emissions as close to zero as possible. Then, any remaining emissions will need to be removed from the atmosphere by carbon capture, such as by planting trees.
Bolton has a rich topography of countryside, moorland, parks, commercial centres, town centres and neighbourhoods. Our location and our place-based assets have put us on a global stage as an excellent film location. We facilitated 141 filming days in 2023, hosting productions shown on major broadcasters and motion pictures, such as A Gentleman in Moscow, Passenger, Fool Me Once, The Power of Parker, Sleepover, Cobra and Coronation Street. Being home to a university, theatres, museum and Bolton Wanderers Football Club, alongside our various events, provides a strong infrastructure to bring communities, families and visitors together.
Bolton’s Food and Drink Festival is the UK’s biggest food festival attracting some 500,000 people whilst the Octagon Theatre has recently been awarded the leading arts and culture venue at the ‘This Is MCR Awards’. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is on the rise once again with two trips to Wembley within a 12-month period, bringing back a feel-good factor to the borough whilst our library and museum has benefited from a £6.8m refurbishment that makes it one of the best in the country!
The Bolton community came together for a historic celebration in 2023, as King Charles III and the Queen visited to mark 150 years since Bolton Town Hall was officially opened by The King’s great-great-grandfather, the future King Edward VII. The visit was all about celebrating the friendly, diverse and vibrant town of Bolton, and inviting The King and the Queen to meet local residents, uniformed organisations, charities, community groups, sports teams and volunteers who help make Bolton such a great place to live.
Bolton has been named Greater Manchester’s town of culture for 2024 and is set to develop a programme of cultural events and activities celebrating Bolton’s heritage over 12 months.
Take a look at our Story Book.
We are constantly innovating our transport connections around the borough to ensure quick and effective transportation services across Greater Manchester. The town’s ideal location enables our residents easy access to the M61, M60 and M62, the 15-minute rail link into the city and 20 miles from Manchester Airport opening the world for all of our residents, visitors and businesses.
For more information on transportation link around Bolton, see below:
Bolton Council – Transport Travel
