BL4 9QB

Farnworth South · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bolton
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL4 9QA 80 m
BL4 9QD 87 m
BL4 9PX 88 m
BL4 9PY 90 m
BL4 9QH 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL4 9QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 9
Latitude
53.543459
Longitude
-2.408794
British National Grid easting
373,008
British National Grid northing
405,278

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
E00024610
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 033B · E01004862
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 033 · E02001016

Postcode source versions

Explore BL4

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB 26 May 2023 £110,000
96, Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB 18 October 2021 £140,000
78, Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB 12 October 2017 £99,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
72
Secondary
13
  1. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

    Academy converter

    0 m
  2. Queensbridge Primary School

    Community school

    465 m
  3. St James's Church of England High School

    Academy converter

    643 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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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
76

33 female, 43 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.9
BL4 9 residents
8,826

Age bands in BL4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

2,078 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

1,048 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,378 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

2,218 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,272 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL4 9 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
3.6%

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

40

within 5 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    422 m

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    790 m

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    790 m

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    1.2 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    1.7 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87630

    1.9 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87625

    1.9 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87661

    1.9 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    1.9 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

    2.4 km

  • WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P87008

    2.4 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    2.4 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    2.9 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

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    3.2 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    3.2 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    3.2 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 40 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barton Road

    BCT · New Bury

    0.1 miles
  • Barton Road

    BCT · New Bury

    0.1 miles
  • Churchside

    BCT · New Bury

    0.1 miles
  • Churchside

    BCT · New Bury

    0.2 miles
  • St James Street

    BCT · New Bury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 033B, 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

1,462 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £125,000 from 2 recorded sales in BL4 9QB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bolton is £202,770 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

106 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 13 secondary schools. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth is the nearest published school at 0 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.