# BL1 5JY: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL1 5JY 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 5JY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1) › [BL1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1-5)

## 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=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **Bolton, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **No property in BL1 5JY 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=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL1 5JY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL1 5JY**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-rc-school-e105221) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Church Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-road-primary-school-e105152) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Devonshire Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-road-primary-school-e105154) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxford Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-grove-primary-school-e105160) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-halliwell-bolton-e105223) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Huda Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-huda-primary-school-e139017) | Independent | 790 m (10 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 | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bolton School Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-infant-and-nursery-school-e149361) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £113,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £321,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CORNERSTONE SURGERY (100 m); DALEFIELD SURGERY (390 m); SPRING HOUSE SURGERY (410 m); WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY (730 m); HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: NOBLE & PEACOCK (330 m); PHARMAVON LTD (390 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - CHORLEY OLD ROAD (620 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: FIRTH AND BOWDEN DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); DENTAL FACIAL ARTISAN LTD (930 m); TRUE DENTISTRY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Halliwell Bolton (330 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.1** (2025). Bolton 015E has a deprivation score of 34.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,479th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 015E was £187,750 in 2025. Joint 5,493rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,254** (2021). Bolton 015E had 2,254 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,388th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Bolton 015E, 97.4% 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: 53.5873, -2.4576

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

## Your MP

- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (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=-2.4576,53.5873,BL15JY

## How to cite

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