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BL1 7PX

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 6GR 305 m
BL6 6PZ 350 m
BL1 7PY 378 m
BL1 5SU 600 m
BL6 6QA 604 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 7PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 7
Latitude
53.595181
Longitude
-2.493663
British National Grid easting
367,424
British National Grid northing
411,068

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
E00024520
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 012A · E01004840
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 012 · E02000995

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1456, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 7PX 9 March 2018 £135,000
1458, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 7PX 2 July 2012 £100,000
1454, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 7PX 23 May 1997 £60,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
43
Secondary
9

  1. Johnson Fold Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. Markland Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Clevelands Prep School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
BL1 7 residents
8,461

Age bands in BL1 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,573 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

896 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,057 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,609 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,799 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL1 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
16.7%

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

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    1.8 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    2.1 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    2.5 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    2.9 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    3.1 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

    HORWICH HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5PY

    ODS code P82006

    3.2 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    3.4 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    3.6 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    3.6 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    4.0 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    4.0 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    4.0 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    4.0 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    4.1 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    4.2 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    4.2 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    4.2 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    4.2 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    4.4 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Walker Fold Road

    BCT · Bottom oth Moor

    0.0 miles

  • Walker Fold Road

    BCT · Bottom oth Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Scant Row

    BCT · Bottom oth Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Scant Row

    BCT · Bottom oth Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Montserrat Road

    BCT · Montserrat

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 012A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,431 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
0
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

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. Johnson Fold Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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