BL4 7SG

Farnworth North · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bolton
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL4 7SE 26 m
BL4 7SD 198 m
BL4 7SL 208 m
BL4 7SB 213 m
BL4 7SJ 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL4 7SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 7
Latitude
53.551825
Longitude
-2.384846
British National Grid easting
374,600
British National Grid northing
406,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
Output area
E00024578
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
107
Primary
72
Secondary
15
  1. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

    Academy converter

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

    Academy sponsor led

    512 m
  3. Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    562 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

  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    967 m

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    1.1 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    1.1 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    1.4 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    1.5 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    2.7 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    3.0 km

  • THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87028

    3.2 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87017

    3.3 km

  • WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HODGE ROAD, WALKDEN, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 3AT

    ODS code P87008

    3.3 km

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    3.3 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82018

    3.4 km

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code P82001

    3.4 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    3.4 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    3.5 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    3.5 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87630

    3.5 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87625

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Farnworth Rail Station

    RSE · Farnworth

    0.2 miles
  • Farnworth Rail Station

    RLY · Farnworth

    0.2 miles
  • Farnworth Rail Station

    RSE · Farnworth

    0.2 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.2 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

107 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 15 secondary schools. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth is the nearest published school at 503 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 Other crime with 1 events.

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