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BL3 6NG

Queens Park & Central · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Queens Park & Central
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL3 6NQ 53 m
BL3 6EJ 64 m
BL3 6NN 81 m
BL3 6YE 87 m
BL3 6YG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL3 6NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 6
Latitude
53.568303
Longitude
-2.429297
British National Grid easting
371,666
British National Grid northing
408,050

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Queens Park & Central · E05014832
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
Output area
E00171693
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 016D · E01004848
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 016 · E02000999

Postcode source versions

Explore BL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
82
Secondary
16

  1. Clarendon Primary School

    Community school

    426 m

  2. Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    437 m

  3. Bolton Islamic Girls School

    Other independent school

    450 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL3 6 residents
6,712

Age bands in BL3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

1,795 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.2%

1,290 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

2,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

1,756 residents

Age 65 and over
12.2%

973 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.

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+
88.2%
Gigabit-capable
88.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
88.2%

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

48

within 5 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    342 m

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    362 m

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    362 m

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    813 m

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    880 m

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    973 m

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82012

    998 m

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    1.1 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    1.1 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    1.2 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    1.2 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    1.2 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    1.2 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    1.2 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    1.6 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    2.0 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    2.1 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    2.1 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    2.1 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Bradbourne Close

    BCT · Great Lever

    0.0 miles

  • Bradbourne Close

    BCT · Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Northolt Drive

    BCT · Great Lever

    0.1 miles

  • Lever Drive

    BCT · Great Lever

    0.1 miles

  • Lever Drive

    BCT · Great Lever

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 016D, 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

1,778 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 82 primary and 16 secondary schools. Clarendon 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

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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