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BL2 3GE

Bromley Cross · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bromley Cross
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL2 3FZ 0 m
BL2 3FY 51 m
BL2 3FU 135 m
BL2 3FX 141 m
BL2 3DU 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL2 3GE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 3
Latitude
53.609178
Longitude
-2.409973
British National Grid easting
372,972
British National Grid northing
412,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Bromley Cross · E05014821
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton North East · E14001110
Output area
E00024337
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 002E · E01004810
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 002 · E02000985

Postcode source versions

Explore BL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
74
Primary
47
Secondary
8

  1. Birtenshaw School Bolton

    Non-maintained special school

    329 m

  2. Turton School

    Community school

    598 m

  3. St Maxentius CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    761 m

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL2 3 residents
8,296

Age bands in BL2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,364 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

846 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,863 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,416 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,394 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

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    966 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

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    1.4 km

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82034

    1.4 km

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    1.5 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    2.4 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    2.4 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    2.4 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    2.7 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    2.7 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    2.7 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    3.4 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82018

    3.4 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P82001

    3.4 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    3.6 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    3.6 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    3.9 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    3.9 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Rigby Lane

    BCT · Bradshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Rigby Lane

    BCT · Bradshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Aire Drive

    BCT · Bradshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Shady Lane

    BCT · Bromley Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Darwen Road

    BCT · Bromley Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 002E, 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

29,411 of 33,755

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

74 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Birtenshaw School Bolton is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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