BL1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bolton and Brownlow Fold, in Bolton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BL1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BL1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of BL1?
BL1 had 69,343 usual residents at the census.
BL1 is the 46th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in BL1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL1 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BL1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton 001A | 1,593 | No figure | 10 | 90.6% |
| Bolton 003A | 1,503 | No figure | 9 | 90.7% |
| Bolton 003B | 1,521 | No figure | 8 | 99.8% |
| Bolton 003C | 1,685 | No figure | 9 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 003D | 1,965 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 005A | 1,658 | No figure | 3 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 005B | 1,890 | No figure | 4 | 87.2% |
| Bolton 005C | 1,846 | No figure | 2 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 005D | 1,765 | No figure | 3 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 005E | 1,884 | No figure | 2 | 95.9% |
| Bolton 008A | 1,464 | No figure | 4 | 98.2% |
| Bolton 008B | 1,551 | No figure | 2 | 99.8% |
| Bolton 008C | 1,633 | No figure | 4 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 008D | 1,571 | No figure | 9 | 93.2% |
| Bolton 008E | 1,592 | No figure | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 010A | 1,973 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 011A | 1,790 | No figure | 1 | 97.0% |
| Bolton 011B | 1,971 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 011C | 1,667 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bolton 011D | 1,581 | No figure | 2 | 99.8% |
| Bolton 011E | 2,038 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bolton 012A | 1,736 | No figure | 5 | 82.4% |
| Bolton 012B | 1,746 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 012C | 1,713 | No figure | 10 | 95.4% |
| Bolton 012D | 1,509 | No figure | 6 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 012E | 1,642 | No figure | 4 | 99.2% |
| Bolton 015A | 2,163 | No figure | 2 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 015B | 2,188 | No figure | 1 | 92.2% |
| Bolton 015C | 2,015 | No figure | 1 | 97.3% |
| Bolton 015D | 1,815 | No figure | 1 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 015E | 2,254 | No figure | 2 | 97.4% |
| Bolton 016B | 1,851 | No figure | 1 | 96.0% |
| Bolton 016C | 2,047 | No figure | 1 | 93.2% |
| Bolton 016E | 1,227 | No figure | 1 | 51.1% |
| Bolton 016F | 1,314 | No figure | 1 | 67.9% |
| Bolton 018C | 1,558 | No figure | 8 | 99.5% |
| Bolton 018D | 1,872 | No figure | 6 | 81.2% |
| Bolton 018E | 1,675 | No figure | 3 | 98.6% |
| Bolton 020C | 1,561 | No figure | 9 | 93.9% |
MPs for BL1
- Kirith EntwistleLabourMP for Bolton North East67% of BL1’s postcodes
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West30% of BL1’s postcodes
- Yasmin QureshiLabourMP for Bolton South and Walkden3.4% of BL1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BL18
Postcode sectors in BL19
Council1
Towns in BL11
Postcode districts next to BL14
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BL postcode area2
BL1 in brief
BL1 is a postcode district covering Bolton and Brownlow Fold, in Bolton.
About 73,817 people lived in BL1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £192,250 in 2025 across 732 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL1 was £192,250 in 2025.
BL1 had 69,343 usual residents at the census.
In BL1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BL1, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.