BL1 2BG

Queens Park & Central · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL1 2BB 43 m
BL1 2AZ 45 m
BL1 2PF 53 m
BL1 2JU 70 m
BL1 2PB 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 2BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 2
Latitude
53.580369
Longitude
-2.435703
British National Grid easting
371,250
British National Grid northing
409,395

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton North East · E14001110
Output area
E00171673
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 016E · E01033217
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 016 · E02000999

Postcode source versions

Explore BL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
76
Secondary
15
  1. Gaskell Community Primary School

    Community school

    491 m
  2. Bolton Sixth Form College

    Further education

    568 m
  3. LifeBridge ASEND

    Special post 16 institution

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL1 2 residents
4,173

Age bands in BL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

959 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.5%

609 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

1,413 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

1,036 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

494 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.

GP practices

44

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    306 m

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    435 m

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    925 m

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    925 m

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    925 m

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    948 m

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    982 m

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    1.1 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    1.1 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    1.1 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

    PIKES LANE CENTRE, DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code Y03366

    1.1 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

    THE PIKES LANE CENTRE, DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82002

    1.1 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    1.2 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    1.2 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    1.2 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    1.2 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    1.4 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    1.6 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    1.7 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    GREAT LEVER HEALTH CENTRE, RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82013

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Noel Street

    BCT · Bolton

    0.1 miles
  • Noel Street

    BCT · Bolton

    0.1 miles
  • Ruth Street

    BCT · Bolton

    0.1 miles
  • Garside Street

    BCT · Bolton

    0.1 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Bolton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 016E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

439 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

120 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 15 secondary schools. Gaskell Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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