BL2 1HW

Tonge with the Haulgh · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL2 1JE 58 m
BL2 1DH 76 m
BL2 1JQ 101 m
BL2 1DB 104 m
BL2 1DA 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL2 1HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 1
Latitude
53.575139
Longitude
-2.415186
British National Grid easting
372,605
British National Grid northing
408,805

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
E00024401
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 017B · E01004819
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 017 · E02001000

Postcode source versions

Explore BL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
83
Secondary
16
  1. Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    120 m
  2. EdStart Schools Bolton

    Other independent special school

    523 m
  3. St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

    Voluntary aided school

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL2 1 residents
4,306

Age bands in BL2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

750 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

483 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

1,223 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,000 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

729 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

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    277 m

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    766 m

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    1.1 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

    108 CRESCENT ROAD, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 2JR

    ODS code P82616

    1.2 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    1.3 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6PY

    ODS code Y02790

    1.5 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    1.6 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    GREAT LEVER HEALTH CENTRE, RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82013

    1.6 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    1.8 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

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    1.9 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    1.9 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    1.9 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    1.9 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    2.0 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    2.1 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    2.1 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clarendon Grove

    BCT · Darcy Lever

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Clarendon Grove

    BCT · Darcy Lever

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Street

    BCT · Mill Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Rydley Street

    BCT · Darcy Lever

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 017B, 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

7,886 of 33,755

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

129 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 16 secondary schools. Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 120 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 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.