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M26 1GT

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
M26
Postcode sector
M26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M26 1AT 76 m
M26 1AN 102 m
M26 1ET 127 m
M26 1BA 139 m
M26 1FT 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M26 1GT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M26
Postcode sector
M26 1
Latitude
53.544013
Longitude
-2.359392
British National Grid easting
376,282
British National Grid northing
405,322

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
E00024834
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 034B · E01004904
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 034 · E02001017

Postcode source versions

Explore M26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
102
Primary
68
Secondary
13

  1. St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley

    Voluntary aided school

    228 m

  2. Prestolee Primary School

    Academy converter

    909 m

  3. St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
M26 1 residents
11,021

Age bands in M26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

2,202 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,290 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

3,209 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,877 residents

Age 65 and over
12.5%

1,363 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M26 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

28

within 5 km

  • KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    JACKSON STREET, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, BL4 8EP

    ODS code P82007

    1.6 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    2.0 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

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

    ODS code P82020

    2.2 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

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

    ODS code P82036

    2.2 km

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    2.6 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    2.6 km

  • STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PIGGOTT STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9QZ

    ODS code P82008

    2.9 km

  • RADCLIFFE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83007

    3.0 km

  • RED BANK GROUP PRACTICE

    RADCLIFFE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 69 CHURCH STREET WEST, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2SP

    ODS code P83603

    3.0 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87019

    3.4 km

  • THE GILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87028

    3.4 km

  • THE LIMES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87017

    3.4 km

  • WALKDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P87008

    3.4 km

  • MONARCH MEDICAL CENTRE

    65 CROSS LANE, RADCLIFFE, MANCHESTER, M26 2QZ

    ODS code P83010

    3.6 km

  • THE POPLARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    202 PARTINGTON LANE, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 0NA

    ODS code P87002

    3.9 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

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

    ODS code P87613

    4.1 km

  • THE LAKES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    21 CHORLEY ROAD, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 4AF

    ODS code P87025

    4.2 km

  • THE UPLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BURY NEW ROAD, WHITEFIELD, MANCHESTER, M45 8GH

    ODS code P83004

    4.2 km

  • THE SIDES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MOORSIDE ROAD, SWINTON, MANCHESTER, M27 0EW

    ODS code P87016

    4.3 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P87630

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 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

  • Ringley Meadows

    BCT · Ringley

    0.1 miles

  • Vale Avenue

    BCT · Ringley

    0.1 miles

  • Fold Road

    BCT · Ringley Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Kearsley Hall Road

    BCT · Ringley

    0.1 miles

  • Fold Road

    BCT · Ringley Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 034B, 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

18,754 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

102 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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