# BL2 5FA: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL2 5FA 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 5FA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2) › [BL2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-5)

## 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=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **Hall-I'-Th'-Wood, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **No property in BL2 5FA 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=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 013A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL2 5FA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **Low road and rail noise at BL2 5FA**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **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=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-lane-primary-school-e143030) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton St Catherine's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-st-catherines-academy-e145314) | All-through | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Firwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firwood-high-school-e146410) | Special | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Breightmet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breightmet-school-e150807) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Park School Teaching Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-school-teaching-service-e142719) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Forwards Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forwards-centre-e142702) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Harwood Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-meadows-primary-school-e137991) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leverhulme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leverhulme-community-primary-school-e131271) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £131,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2024 | £151,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2023 | £70,100 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP (710 m); THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (710 m); MAXWELL'S CHEMIST (890 m)
- Dental practices: ALPHA DENTAL CARE BOLTON (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - New Lane (720 m, Spar); Iceland Bolton Food Warehouse (850 m, Iceland)

## 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 013A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 69.8** (2025). Bolton 013A has a deprivation score of 69.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 291st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 013A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,708** (2021). Bolton 013A had 1,708 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,179th 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Bolton 013A, 98.2% 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: 53.5887, -2.3853

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=-2.3853,53.5887,BL25FA

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