# BL2 1LW: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL2 1LW 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 BL2 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2) › [BL2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-1)

## 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=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **Bolton, 830 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **No property in BL2 1LW 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=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **£203,951 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL2 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **Low road and rail noise at BL2 1LW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **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=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW
- **16.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-parish-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e151025) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2021 | – |
| [St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephen-and-all-martyrs-cofe-school-lever-bridge-e105217) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [EdStart Schools Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edstart-schools-bolton-e152052) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Birtenshaw College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birtenshaw-college-e142913) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bolton Islamic Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-islamic-girls-school-e138498) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Moorgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorgate-primary-school-e105171) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lake House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lake-house-school-e152625) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151355) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £316,800 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £98,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2024 | £254,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bolton (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRADFORD STREET SURGERY (500 m); TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: NASH PHARMACY (660 m); ASDA PHARMACY (680 m); EVEREST PHARMACY - TONGE FOLD (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Burnden Park Superstore (520 m, Asda); Tesco Bradford St Esso Express (540 m, Tesco); Lidl Bolton (650 m, Lidl); Iceland Bolton (720 m, Iceland); Aldi Vincent Way Bolton (810 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,951** (August 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £203,951 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.8** (2025). Bolton 017B has a deprivation score of 30.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,872nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 017B was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,518** (2021). Bolton 017B had 1,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,566th 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Bolton 017B, 97.0% 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.

## BL2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL2 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,574** (2021). BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 255th 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: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in BL2 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In BL2, 95.5% 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: 53.5734, -2.4133

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), August 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=-2.4133,53.5734,BL21LW

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