BL1 4NZ

Smithills · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL1 4NX 41 m
BL1 4PA 56 m
BL1 4PB 56 m
BL1 4EE 90 m
BL1 4NW 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 4NZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 4
Latitude
53.580344
Longitude
-2.454582
British National Grid easting
370,000
British National Grid northing
409,400

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

Explore BL1

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

    54 m
  2. Bolton School Infant & Nursery School

    Other independent school

    56 m
  3. Bolton School Boys' Division

    Other independent school

    274 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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    891 m

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    892 m

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    1.0 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    1.0 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    1.0 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    1.0 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    1.1 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    1.1 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    1.2 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    1.3 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    1.3 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    1.3 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    1.5 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    1.5 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    1.7 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    1.8 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    1.8 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    1.8 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.0 miles
  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.0 miles
  • Bolton School

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.1 miles
  • Somerset Road

    BCT · Gilnow Park

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

105 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Bolton School Girls' Division is the nearest published school at 54 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.