BL5 1FN

Hulton · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Ward
Hulton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL5 1BU 218 m
BL5 1DA 226 m
BL5 1ED 267 m
BL5 1FL 305 m
BL5 1BS 421 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 1FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 1
Latitude
53.542483
Longitude
-2.452758
British National Grid easting
370,094
British National Grid northing
405,187

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Hulton · E05014829
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024480
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 026C · E01004833
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 026 · E02001009

Postcode source versions

Explore BL5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit A3, Cutacre Way, Bolton, BL5 1FN 6 November 2025 £1,170,000
Unit A3, Cutacre Way, Bolton, BL5 1FN 13 August 2018 £1,230,000
Unit A1, Cutacre Way, Bolton, BL5 1FN 12 December 2016 £1,260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
80
Secondary
14
  1. St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km
  2. Wharton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. The Orchards Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
BL5 1 residents
2,471

Age bands in BL5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

313 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

207 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

453 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

672 residents

Age 65 and over
31.1%

741 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL5 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

46

within 5 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    1.9 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    2.3 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    2.4 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    2.8 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87630

    2.8 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87625

    2.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87661

    2.8 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    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

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    2.9 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    2.9 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    3.0 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

    TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

    ODS code Y02321

    3.1 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    3.1 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82616

    3.3 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

    ODS code P92033

    3.3 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    3.3 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    3.3 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 46 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

  • Cutacre Way

    BCT · Logistics North

    0.0 miles
  • Cutacre Lane

    BCT · Logistics North

    0.0 miles
  • Watergate Drive

    BCT · Logistics North

    0.1 miles
  • Watergate Drive

    BCT · Logistics North

    0.1 miles
  • Salford Road

    BCT · Logistics North

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 026C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,941 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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 £1,170,000 from 1 recorded sale in BL5 1FN. 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

116 open schools are in scope, including 80 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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