BL7 9XW

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 9XG 109 m
BL7 9XL 128 m
BL7 9TF 134 m
BL7 9XN 151 m
BL7 9XP 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL7 9XW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL7
Postcode sector
BL7 9
Latitude
53.623643
Longitude
-2.431946
British National Grid easting
371,528
British National Grid northing
414,208

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
E00024355
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 001E · E01004808
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 001 · E02000984

Postcode source versions

Explore BL7

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Lowstern Close, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9XW 14 March 2025 £525,000
29, Lowstern Close, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9XW 22 November 2024 £560,000
23, Lowstern Close, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9XW 13 December 2022 £645,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. Walmsley CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    416 m
  2. St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton

    Voluntary aided school

    814 m
  3. Eagley Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.0 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

  • Public order 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

40 female, 35 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.7% 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+
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

17

within 5 km

  • BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY

    DARWEN ROAD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, BL7 9RG

    ODS code P82643

    766 m

  • EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P82034

    766 m

  • MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    933 BLACKBURN ROAD, SHARPLES, BOLTON, BL1 7LR

    ODS code P82023

    1.5 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82607

    3.1 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    3.1 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    3.1 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03079

    3.7 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    3.7 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    3.7 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    3.9 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    3.9 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    3.9 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82010

    4.2 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

    4.9 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

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.1 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.1 miles
  • Dunscar War Memorial

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.2 miles
  • Higher Dunscar

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.2 miles
  • Arnold Road

    BCT · Dunscar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 001E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,303 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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 £560,000 from 3 recorded sales in BL7 9XW. 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Walmsley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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 Public order with 1 events.

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