# BL3 2LH: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL3 2LH 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 BL3 2LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3) › [BL3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-2)

## 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=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **Moses Gate, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **No property in BL3 2LH 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=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 029A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL3 2LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **Low road and rail noise at BL3 2LH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH
- **17.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-school-great-lever-e105214) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lord's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lords-school-e105269) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-simon-and-jude-cofe-primary-school-bolton-e138957) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-st-joseph-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151356) | Secondary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Birtenshaw College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birtenshaw-college-e142913) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bolton Islamic Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-islamic-girls-school-e138498) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harper Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-green-school-e143772) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lake House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lake-house-school-e152625) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £82,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £198,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Moses Gate (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEEHIVE SURGERY (610 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (500 m); COHENS CHEMIST (940 m); ASDA PHARMACY (960 m); MANOR PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: MANCHESTER ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (520 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Campbell Street (530 m, Spar); Spar Manchester Road (670 m, Spar); Aldi Vincent Way Bolton (750 m, Aldi)

## 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 029A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.2** (2025). Bolton 029A has a deprivation score of 26.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,350th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,939** (2021). Bolton 029A had 2,939 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 135th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bolton 029A, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.5%** (August 2026). In Bolton 029A, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## BL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL3 was £187,000 in 2025. Joint 294th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 72,147** (2021). BL3 had 72,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 36th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in BL3 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In BL3, 96.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Centre: 53.5594, -2.4147

Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden): Yasmin Qureshi (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=-2.4147,53.5594,BL32LH

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