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BL1

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
2,895
Current units
1,852
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
1,043

Postcode sectors in BL1

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9 sectors

Property

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34,147 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heaton Court Gardens, Flat 30, Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 5DG 29 July 2026 £114,000
26, Wilkinson Road, Bolton, BL1 7BA 23 July 2026 £212,000
40, Royal Court Drive, Bolton, BL1 4AZ 22 July 2026 £110,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
15
Months covered
8
Latest month
April 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

BL1 usual residents
69,352
Age-profile population
69,605

Age bands in BL1

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
20.8%
14,494 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.5%
8,672 residents
Age 25 to 44
27.2%
18,922 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.4%
16,971 residents
Age 65 and over
15.2%
10,546 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,769 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
3.6%

In this district, 1,648 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,449 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

in this district

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE, WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code Y03079

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

    AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE, AVONDALE STREET, BOLTON, BL1 4JP

    ODS code P82010

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEVER CHAMBERS, 27 ASHBURNER STREET, BOLTON, BL1 1SQ

    ODS code P82012

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £150,750 from 5,157 recorded sales in BL1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bolton is £202,770 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 8 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.