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BL2 5DB

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 006B, Breightmet ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL2 5DB, 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 BL2 5DB

Schools near BL2 5DB

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
All-through. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
240 m
3 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Firwood High School
Special
420 m
5 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
Harwood Meadows Primary School
Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Red Lane Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Hardy Mill Primary School
Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
12 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, November 2024
Park School Teaching Service
Pupil referral and alternative provision
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, November 2024
Forwards Centre
Pupil referral and alternative provision
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Primary. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, December 2024

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 BL2 5DB

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £165,000Greenburn Drive, BL2 5DBApril 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold10 m
  • £85,000New Lane, BL2 5BYMay 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold90 m
  • £266,000Rusland Drive, BL2 3NUApril 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
  • £237,000Denstone Crescent, BL2 5DFFebruary 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £100,000Denstone Crescent, BL2 5DEJune 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold180 m
  • £220,000Longsight Lane, BL2 4BAJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold190 m
  • £222,000Little Harwood Lee, BL2 4LWApril 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £249,999Spinney Nook, BL2 4BBAugust 2025, detached, established, leasehold210 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 BL2 5DB

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Supermarkets

  • Spar - New LaneSpar220 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 006B

Everything about Bolton 006B
Deprivation score
24.5
Joint 11,400th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£248,000
Joint 11,305th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,523
Joint 22,287th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BL2

Everything about BL2
Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
47,574
255th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
83%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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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.