BL3 2QL

Little Lever & Darcy Lever · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL3 2PH 239 m
BL3 2PJ 250 m
BL3 2PL 282 m
BL3 2BF 312 m
BL3 2NZ 314 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL3 2QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 2
Latitude
53.562541
Longitude
-2.406079
British National Grid easting
373,200
British National Grid northing
407,400

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
E00024884
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 019F · E01004917
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 019 · E02001002

Postcode source versions

Explore BL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
85
Secondary
15
  1. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever

    Voluntary aided school

    282 m
  2. Birtenshaw College

    Special post 16 institution

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    886 m

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    1.7 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    1.8 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    1.8 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    1.8 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    1.8 km

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    1.9 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    1.9 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    2.1 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    2.3 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    2.3 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    2.4 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    2.4 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    2.5 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    2.5 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    2.6 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82018

    2.6 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P82001

    2.6 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    2.6 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Burnden

    0.1 miles
  • John Boste Court

    BCT · Burnden

    0.1 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Burnden

    0.2 miles
  • Mayfield Avenue

    BCT · Burnden

    0.3 miles
  • Mayfield Avenue

    BCT · Burnden

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 019F, 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

8,728 of 33,755

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

128 open schools are in scope, including 85 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever is the nearest published school at 282 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.