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BL3 2PA

Farnworth North · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Farnworth North
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL3 2QH 45 m
BL3 2PB 55 m
BL4 7TW 75 m
BL3 2QG 89 m
BL4 7JU 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL3 2PA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 2
Latitude
53.556873
Longitude
-2.402296
British National Grid easting
373,447
British National Grid northing
406,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Farnworth North · E05014822
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
Output area
E00024389
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 027A · E01004814
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 027 · E02001010

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
122
Primary
80
Secondary
14

  1. All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    469 m

  2. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever

    Voluntary aided school

    627 m

  3. The Ferns Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    969 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 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
BL3 2 residents
12,376

Age bands in BL3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28.3%

3,508 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.2%

1,758 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

3,722 residents

Age 45 to 64
18%

2,225 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,180 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL3 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
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

46

within 5 km

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    1.2 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    1.2 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    1.4 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    1.5 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    2.0 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

    DR HALLIKERI & PARTNERS, 63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82020

    2.1 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

    63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82036

    2.1 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    2.2 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    2.2 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    2.2 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    2.2 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    2.5 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    2.5 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

    129-131 CLEGGS LANE, LITTLE HULTON, MANCHESTER, M38 9RS

    ODS code P87613

    2.7 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    2.9 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    3.0 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82018

    3.1 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P82001

    3.1 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    3.2 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 46 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Moses Gate Rail Station

    BCT · Moses Gate

    0.0 miles

  • Moses Gate Rail Station

    RSE · Moses Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Moses Gate Rail Station

    BCT · Moses Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Moses Gate Rail Station

    RSE · Moses Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Moses Gate Rail Station

    RLY · Moses Gate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 027A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,230 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

Schools

122 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 14 secondary schools. All Saints CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 469 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 3 events.

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