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BL1 4EF

Smithills · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Ward
Smithills
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL1 4NN 53 m
BL1 4EA 55 m
BL1 4NJ 75 m
BL1 4EE 106 m
BL1 4NW 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 4EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 4
Latitude
53.581995
Longitude
-2.455265
British National Grid easting
369,956
British National Grid northing
409,584

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Smithills · E05014834
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024901
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 018E · E01004923
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 018 · E02001001

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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76 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
79, Mornington Road, Bolton, BL1 4EF 27 February 2026 £180,000
68, Mornington Road, Bolton, BL1 4EF 8 August 2025 £155,000
46, Mornington Road, Bolton, BL1 4EF 15 October 2024 £97,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
63
Secondary
15

  1. Bolton School Girls' Division

    Other independent school

    236 m

  2. Bolton School Infant & Nursery School

    Other independent school

    238 m

  3. Devonshire Road Primary School

    Community school

    285 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
107

51 female, 56 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
2.3
BL1 4 residents
11,225

Age bands in BL1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

2,581 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

1,607 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,326 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

2,435 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,234 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

39

within 5 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    209 m

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    702 m

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    726 m

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    899 m

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    1.1 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    1.2 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    1.2 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    1.2 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    1.2 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    1.2 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    1.4 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    1.4 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    1.5 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    1.6 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    1.7 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    1.7 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    1.7 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    1.7 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    1.9 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.1 miles

  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.1 miles

  • Lincoln Road

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Lincoln Road

    BCT · Heaton

    0.1 miles

  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 018E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,017 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £121,000 from 8 recorded sales in BL1 4EF. 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

Published establishments

105 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Bolton School Girls' Division is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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