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BL4 8JL

Kearsley · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kearsley
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL4 8JN 27 m
BL4 8JW 67 m
BL4 8NY 68 m
BL4 8JP 74 m
BL4 8JR 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL4 8JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 8
Latitude
53.538938
Longitude
-2.375841
British National Grid easting
375,189
British National Grid northing
404,763

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Kearsley · E05014830
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
Output area
E00024841
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 034F · E01004909
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 034 · E02001017

Postcode source versions

Explore BL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
101
Primary
67
Secondary
13

  1. St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    228 m

  2. Woodbridge College

    Special post 16 institution

    618 m

  3. Kearsley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    756 m

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.4
BL4 8 residents
8,371

Age bands in BL4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,419 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

834 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,995 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,228 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,690 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL4 8 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
0%

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

31

within 5 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    665 m

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    1.7 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    1.7 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    1.8 km

  • THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87028

    2.2 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87017

    2.3 km

  • WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P87008

    2.3 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    2.5 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    2.6 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    2.6 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    2.9 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

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PENDLEBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 659 BOLTON ROAD, PENDLEBURY, MANCHESTER, M27 8HP

    ODS code P87019

    3.7 km

  • THE POPLARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    202 PARTINGTON LANE, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 0NA

    ODS code P87002

    3.9 km

  • THE SIDES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE ROAD, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 0EW

    ODS code P87016

    3.9 km

  • ELLENBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 MORSTON CLOSE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 1PB

    ODS code P87624

    4.0 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 31 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

  • Springfield Gardens

    BCT · Kearsley

    0.0 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Kearsley

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Road

    BCT · Kearsley

    0.1 miles

  • South Avenue

    BCT · Kearsley

    0.2 miles

  • Blair Street

    BCT · Kearsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 034F, 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

9,347 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

101 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Stephen's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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