Boothstown is a village in the borough of Salford, Greater Manchester. A part of the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward, the ward has a total population of around 9,599 people. Boothstown lies to the West of the city of Salford, 5,2 miles from the city centre, and is bordered to the North by the A580 East Lancashire Road and to the South by the Bridgewater Canal. Nearby Manchester is 6.8 miles from Boothstown and Wigan is 10 miles away.
Average local house prices in Boothstown at the time of writing were £284,958, up 12% on the previous year. The majority of sales in Boothstown during the last year were detached properties, selling for an average price of £371,567. Semi-detached properties sold for an average of £224,345, while terraced properties sold for an average of £190,594.
Boothstown’s underground canal, the Chaddock Level, was used to transport coal during the 19th century. It connected the Bridgewater Canal at a small basin approximately 100m east of Moss House Lane to Chaddock Colliery, the Queen Anne Pit (1810 to 1820) and Henfold Pit in Tyldesley. Once known for being an important area in the mining community, Boothstown today is a mainly residential village.
Boothstown is considered part of the most prosperous service delivery area in Salford, and provides a very stable, attractive and highly desirable residential location for families. The area is characterised by a growing middle aged population with high economic activity rates and the lowest unemployment rates in the city.
Boothstown is served by bus routes to/from Salford, Manchester city centre, Walkden, Wigan and Leigh. There is also a portion of agricultural and open land in the south of the Boothstown area that forms part of the Green Belt around urban Salford.
Local Authority: https://www.salford.gov.uk/