BL2 2RU

Tonge with the Haulgh · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL2 2QZ 63 m
BL2 2QY 71 m
BL2 2RZ 71 m
BL2 2QX 97 m
BL2 2RQ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL2 2RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 2
Latitude
53.587634
Longitude
-2.404296
British National Grid easting
373,334
British National Grid northing
410,191

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
E00024962
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 017D · E01004930
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 017 · E02001000

Postcode source versions

Explore BL2

51 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
195, Crompton Way, Bolton, BL2 2RU 26 March 2026 £220,000
191, Crompton Way, Bolton, BL2 2RU 7 March 2025 £215,000
195, Crompton Way, Bolton, BL2 2RU 7 October 2024 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
78
Secondary
14
  1. Moorgate Primary School

    Community school

    426 m
  2. Tonge Moor Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    474 m
  3. Park School Teaching Service

    Academy alternative provision converter

    913 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
54

31 female, 23 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.6
BL2 2 residents
8,918

Age bands in BL2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

1,772 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

1,066 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,325 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

2,075 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,369 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL2 2 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
13.6%

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

45

within 5 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    951 m

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82607

    1.3 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    1.3 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BREIGHTMENT HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82018

    1.4 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

    BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82001

    1.4 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    1.5 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    1.6 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    1.6 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    1.6 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

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    1.9 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    2.2 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    2.3 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    2.8 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    3.0 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    3.0 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    3.1 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Roscow Fold

    0.0 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Roscow Fold

    0.0 miles
  • Crompton Way

    BCT · Tonge Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Crompton Way

    BCT · Tonge Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Entwistle Street

    BCT · Tonge Moor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 017D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,376 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £192,000 from 6 recorded sales in BL2 2RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bolton is £202,770 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

120 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 14 secondary schools. Moorgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 426 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.