# BL1 4RQ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL1 4RQ is a postcode in Bolton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bolton. Open the map at BL1 4RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1) › [BL1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **Bolton, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **No property in BL1 4RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL1 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL1 4RQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gilnow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilnow-primary-school-e105198) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton School Boys' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-boys-division-e105271) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pikes Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pikes-lane-primary-school-e105161) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton School Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-infant-and-nursery-school-e149361) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bolton School Girls' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-girls-division-e105272) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bolton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-college-e130495) | Sixth form and further education | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [University Collegiate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-collegiate-school-e141941) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bolton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-sixth-form-college-e131867) | Sixth form and further education | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £156,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £38,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £167,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £222,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY (500 m); PIKES LANE 1 (580 m); DR S NASEEF (580 m); AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP (580 m); OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE (580 m)
- Pharmacies: LANDMARK PHARMACY (570 m); PIKES LANE PHARMACY (580 m); S & S DISPENSING CHEMIST (590 m); UKPHARMACYLIVE (640 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - CHORLEY OLD ROAD (850 m)
- Dental practices: TRUE DENTISTRY (330 m); DENTAL FACIAL ARTISAN LTD (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); WIGAN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (860 m); SMILE CENTRE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Deane Road (580 m, Spar); Tesco Bolton Wigan Rd Esso Express (880 m, Tesco); Lidl Daubhill Bolton (980 m, Lidl); Morrisons Halliwell Bolton (990 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £204,379** (July 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £204,379 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bolton earned a median of £34,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 36th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Bolton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Bolton has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 30th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bolton 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.9** (2025). Bolton 015C has a deprivation score of 48.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £152,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 015C was £152,000 in 2025. Joint 2,568th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,015** (2021). Bolton 015C had 2,015 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,055th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Bolton 015C, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £192,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL1 was £192,250 in 2025. Joint 331st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,343** (2021). BL1 had 69,343 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 46th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In BL1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Centre: 53.5779, -2.4477

Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4477,53.5779,BL14RQ

## How to cite

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