# BL2 3PQ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL2 3PQ 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 3PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2) › [BL2 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-3)

## 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=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **Hall-I'-Th'-Wood, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **No property in BL2 3PQ 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=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **12.5% can get gigabit broadband at BL2 3PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL2 3PQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-brendans-rc-primary-school-harwood-bolton-e105246) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hardy Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardy-mill-primary-school-e105189) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Maxentius CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-maxentius-cofe-primary-school-e146141) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harwood Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-meadows-primary-school-e137991) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Firwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firwood-high-school-e146410) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Bolton St Catherine's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-st-catherines-academy-e145314) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Canon Slade School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canon-slade-school-e144044) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Columba's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-columbas-rc-primary-school-e105220) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £395,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £285,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (490 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (370 m); HARWOOD PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENUVO DENTAL (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Top O Th Brow Bolton (440 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Bolton 006E has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 006E was £260,500 in 2025. Joint 12,653rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,323** (2021). Bolton 006E had 1,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,287th least 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Bolton 006E, 94.1% 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: 53.6023, -2.3914

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=-2.3914,53.6023,BL23PQ

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