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BL1 7QB

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
BL1 7NL 58 m
BL1 6NG 96 m
BL1 6LP 149 m
BL1 7NJ 155 m
BL1 6TX 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 7QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 7
Latitude
53.598497
Longitude
-2.464705
British National Grid easting
369,343
British National Grid northing
411,424

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
E00024902
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 008D · E01004924
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 008 · E02000991

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Croft Dell, Bolton, BL1 7QB 9 March 2021 £685,000
3, Croft Dell, Bolton, BL1 7QB 1 November 1995 £187,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
56
Secondary
11

  1. St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    443 m

  2. Smithills School

    Academy converter

    638 m

  3. Youth Challenge Pru

    Academy alternative provision converter

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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+
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
0%

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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    1.1 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    1.2 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    1.2 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    1.4 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    2.1 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    2.5 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    2.5 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    2.5 km

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    2.5 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    2.6 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    2.6 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    2.6 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    3.0 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    3.1 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    3.1 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    3.1 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    3.1 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    3.1 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    3.2 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Smithills Croft Road

    BCT · Barrow Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Smithills Croft Road

    BCT · Barrow Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Cinder Lane

    BCT · Barrow Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Garwick Road

    BCT · Barrow Bridge

    0.2 miles

  • Cinder Lane

    BCT · Barrow Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 008D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,591 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
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

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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