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BL3 4QS

Hulton · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hulton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL3 4QT 39 m
BL3 4JX 52 m
BL3 4JP 79 m
BL3 4QX 79 m
BL3 4QU 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL3 4QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 4
Latitude
53.563404
Longitude
-2.467868
British National Grid easting
369,108
British National Grid northing
407,521

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Hulton · E05014829
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024508
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 026D · E01004839
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 026 · E02001009

Postcode source versions

Explore BL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
69
Secondary
14

  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane

    Voluntary controlled school

    315 m

  2. Ladybridge High School

    Community school

    606 m

  3. Rumworth School

    Community special school

    682 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
93

53 female, 40 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
2.4
BL3 4 residents
15,804

Age bands in BL3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

3,704 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

2,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

3,968 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

3,413 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,393 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL3 4 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
18.2%

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

37

within 5 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    537 m

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    775 m

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

    GARNET FOLD PRACTICE, 374-376 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3RR

    ODS code P82009

    789 m

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    1.1 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    1.7 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    1.8 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    1.8 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    1.8 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    1.8 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    1.9 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    2.0 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    2.3 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    2.4 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    2.4 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    2.4 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    2.7 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    2.7 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    2.8 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    2.8 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 37 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

  • Chip Hill Road

    BCT · Fernhill Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Chip Hill Road

    BCT · Fernhill Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Chip Hill Road

    BCT · Fernhill Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Eldercot Road

    BCT · Deane

    0.1 miles

  • Chip Hill Road

    BCT · Fernhill Gate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 026D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,324 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 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.

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

105 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane is the nearest published school at 315 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.