Local authority district

Bolton

E08000001

This page groups current postcode coverage with source-backed Census, recorded sale and school counts. It is an official area summary, not a boundary or service-eligibility check.

Area summary

Active postcodes
7,298
Postcode districts
14
Five-year recorded sales
21,969
Open schools at matching postcodes
147
Census 2021 residents
295,924
Census 2021 households
118,782
Mean postcode coordinate
53.57663, -2.44897

Quality-approved postcode districts

Source and limitations

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.. Coverage: United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope.

Names come from ONS Postcode Directory, release 2026-08, file Documents/LAD Local Authority District names and codes UK as at 04_25.csv, publisher date 1 Sept 2026.

OGL-3.0 with third-party rights. Counts reflect active postcodes in the current CheckNear.me publication and may differ from administrative service records.