# BL2

Postcode district covering Bolton, Tonge Moor and Bradley Fold, in Bolton.

BL2 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Tonge Moor and Bradley Fold, in Bolton. Median sale price £210,000 in 2025. About 48,989 people.

Postcode district. Code BL2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BL2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 83% of people in BL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BL2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 605 homes were sold in BL2 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BL2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=BL2) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is BL2.

## How BL2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BL2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £210,000 | 4th cheapest | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2025 |
| Population | 47,574 | 4th most populated | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 83% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | 4th highest | 10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of BL2?

BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census.
BL2 is the 255th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in BL2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL2 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BL2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004788) | 1,359 | – | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004790) | 1,418 | – | 6 | 95.3% |
| [Bolton 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004810) | 1,557 | – | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bolton 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004784) | 1,194 | – | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Bolton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004785) | 1,523 | – | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Bolton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004786) | 1,450 | – | 7 | 93.9% |
| [Bolton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004789) | 1,453 | – | 9 | 78.2% |
| [Bolton 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004791) | 1,323 | – | 8 | 94.1% |
| [Bolton 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004792) | 1,409 | – | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004926) | 1,432 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004927) | 2,301 | – | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Bolton 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004929) | 2,728 | – | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004787) | 1,708 | – | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Bolton 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004793) | 1,747 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004794) | 2,122 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004795) | 1,504 | – | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Bolton 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004797) | 1,492 | – | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004818) | 1,722 | – | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Bolton 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004819) | 1,518 | – | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Bolton 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004928) | 1,378 | – | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004930) | 1,514 | – | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Bolton 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004931) | 1,564 | – | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Bolton 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004932) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Bolton 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004796) | 1,576 | – | 3 | 96.3% |
| [Bolton 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004798) | 1,613 | – | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Bolton 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004799) | 1,273 | – | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004800) | 1,294 | – | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004801) | 1,674 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004817) | 2,064 | – | 2 | 67.0% |
| [Bury 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005000) | 1,471 | – | 9 | 85.2% |
| [Bury 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/neighbourhood/e01005005) | 1,409 | – | 6 | 59.5% |

## Your MP

- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 88% of the people here.
- [Bury North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-north): Mr James Frith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.6% of the people here.
- [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden): Yasmin Qureshi (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BL2

[Ainsworth & Bradley Fold](https://openindex.co.uk/bury/ainsworth-and-bradley-fold), [Breightmet North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-north), [Breightmet South & Darcy Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/breightmet-south-and-darcy-lever), [Bromley Cross & Bradshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/bromley-cross-and-bradshaw), [Hall I' th' Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/hall-i-th-wood), [Harwood](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/harwood), [Tonge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/tonge)

## Postcode sectors in BL2

[BL2 1 (120 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-1), [BL2 2 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-2), [BL2 3 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-3), [BL2 4 (142 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-4), [BL2 5 (217 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-5), [BL2 6 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2-6)

## Council

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Towns in BL2

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton), [Radcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/radcliffe)

## Postcode districts next to BL2

[BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hall-I'-Th'-Wood (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4131,53.5974), [Bolton (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4258,53.5741), [Bromley Cross (Lancs) (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4109,53.6140), [Moses Gate (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4012,53.5560)

## More in the BL postcode area

[All BL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BL2 in brief

BL2 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Tonge Moor and Bradley Fold, in Bolton.
About 48,989 people lived in BL2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 605 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL2 was £210,000 in 2025.
BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in BL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL2, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BL2
- Postcode area: [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)
- Constituency: [Bolton North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east)
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Area: 22.47 km²
- People, mid-2024: 48,989*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 158

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl8), [BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3)

## Latest updates for BL2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BL2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2