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BL1 8JL

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 016B, Halliwell ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL1 8JL, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BL1 8JL

Schools near BL1 8JL

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Independent
30 m
1 minute on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Valley Community Primary School
Primary. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
240 m
3 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), October 2023
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)
420 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, July 2023
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
630 m
8 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Primary. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
700 m
9 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
LifeBridge ASEND
Special
880 m
11 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Primary. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
890 m
11 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
The Olive School, Bolton
Primary. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near BL1 8JL

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £300,000Blackburn Road, BL1 8DTSeptember 2025, terraced, established, leasehold90 m
  • £60,000Brookdale Close, BL1 8JROctober 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold130 m
  • £125,000Eastbank Street, BL1 8LTOctober 2024, terraced, established, leasehold140 m
  • £70,000Chalfont Street, BL1 8JSJune 2023, terraced, established, leasehold140 m
  • £110,000Windermere Street, BL1 8LSJuly 2026, terraced, established, leasehold160 m
  • £80,000Thorn Street, BL1 8LAJune 2024, terraced, established, leasehold170 m
  • £150,000Back Baythorpe Street, BL1 8LJOctober 2023, terraced, established, leasehold190 m
  • £96,000Blackburn Road, BL1 8DUJanuary 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of BL1 8JL

In a straight line

GP practices

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY350 m
  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC350 m
  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE350 m
  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN580 m
  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2580 m

Pharmacies

  • COHENS CHEMIST350 m
  • HALLIWELL LATE NIGHT PHARMACY480 m
  • COHENS CHEMIST580 m
  • TREATED.COM610 m
  • ASDA PHARMACY790 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY90 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY490 m
  • DENTAL SURGERY970 m

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Halliwell BoltonFarmfoods440 m
  • Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow FoldMorrisons680 m
  • Asda Bolton SuperstoreAsda810 m
  • Iceland Bolton Gate Food WarehouseIceland890 m
  • Aldi Halliwell BoltonAldi900 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 016B

Everything about Bolton 016B
Deprivation score
52.1
Joint 2,002nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,851
Joint 8,416th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: BL1

Everything about BL1
Median sale price
£192,250
Joint 331st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
69,343
46th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.