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BL4 7AE

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
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL4 7PJ 24 m
BL4 7PH 30 m
BL4 7PP 57 m
BL4 7NX 92 m
BL4 7PG 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL4 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 7
Latitude
53.552006
Longitude
-2.395700
British National Grid easting
373,881
British National Grid northing
406,224

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
E00024579
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 027B · E01004855
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
114
Primary
76
Secondary
13

  1. All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    293 m

  2. St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    597 m

  3. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

    Academy converter

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
BL4 7 residents
7,504

Age bands in BL4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

1,557 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

913 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

2,127 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

1,693 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

974 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

46

within 5 km

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    667 m

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    667 m

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    1.0 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    1.3 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    1.9 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    1.9 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    2.0 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    2.1 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    2.5 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    2.8 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    2.9 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    2.9 km

  • THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 HARRIET STREET, WORSLEY, WALKDEN, MANCHESTER, M28 3DR

    ODS code P87028

    3.1 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    3.1 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87630

    3.1 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87625

    3.1 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87661

    3.1 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    3.1 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    3.1 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8-12 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT

    ODS code P87017

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Trafford Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Trafford Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Rawson Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Rawson Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Gladstone Road

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 027B, 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

4,907 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

114 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 13 secondary schools. All Saints CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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