BL1 8QL

Astley Bridge · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL1 8PE 0 m
BL1 8PQ 53 m
BL1 8PH 54 m
BL1 8NN 57 m
BL1 8QQ 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 8QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 8
Latitude
53.599112
Longitude
-2.432511
British National Grid easting
371,474
British National Grid northing
411,479

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
E00024173
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 005A · E01004766
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 005 · E02000988

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
60
Secondary
12
  1. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

    Academy converter

    87 m
  2. Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    451 m
  3. Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya

    Other independent school

    647 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL1 8 residents
12,680

Age bands in BL1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22%

2,786 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,588 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

3,797 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

2,887 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,634 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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    1.0 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    1.0 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    1.0 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

    1.2 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    1.2 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    1.2 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    1.2 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    1.2 km

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    1.3 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    1.8 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    2.0 km

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    2.1 km

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    EGERTON & DUNSCAR HEALTH CENTRE, DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82034

    2.1 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    2.3 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    2.3 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    2.4 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    2.4 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    2.4 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    2.7 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Nell Street

    BCT · Astley Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Old Road

    BCT · Halliwell

    0.0 miles
  • Nell Street

    BCT · Astley Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Old Road

    BCT · Halliwell

    0.1 miles
  • Old Road

    BCT · Astley Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 005A, 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

6,907 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

97 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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