BL7 9EY

Bromley Cross · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL7 9HH 74 m
BL7 9EU 81 m
BL7 9HF 90 m
BL7 9HE 102 m
BL7 9EZ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 9EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 9
Latitude
53.622416
Longitude
-2.428274
British National Grid easting
371,770
British National Grid northing
414,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton North East · E14001110
Output area
E00024356
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 001D · E01004807
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 001 · E02000984

Postcode source versions

Explore BL7

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Upper Mead, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9EY 17 March 2025 £447,000
16, Upper Mead, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9EY 12 December 2024 £380,000
9, Upper Mead, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9EY 26 July 2024 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
6
  1. St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton

    Voluntary aided school

    585 m
  2. Walmsley CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    693 m
  3. Eagley Infant School

    Academy converter

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

32 female, 28 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.6
BL7 9 residents
11,306

Age bands in BL7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,678 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,020 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

3,197 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,630 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL7 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
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

18

within 5 km

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    550 m

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    EGERTON & DUNSCAR HEALTH CENTRE, DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82034

    550 m

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    1.3 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    2.9 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

    2.9 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    2.9 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE, WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code Y03079

    3.6 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    3.6 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    3.6 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    3.8 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    3.8 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    3.8 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

    AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE, AVONDALE STREET, BOLTON, BL1 4JP

    ODS code P82010

    4.1 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    4.3 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    4.4 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.7 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    4.8 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    5.0 km

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

  • Arnold Road

    BCT · Cox Green

    0.2 miles
  • Arnold Road

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.2 miles
  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Cox Green

    0.2 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.2 miles
  • Hospital Road

    BCT · Eagley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 001D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,419 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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
3
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 £380,000 from 5 recorded sales in BL7 9EY. 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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