# BL3 5JL: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL3 5JL 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 5JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3) › [BL3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-5)

## 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=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **Bolton, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **No property in BL3 5JL 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=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 021D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL3 5JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **Low road and rail noise at BL3 5JL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **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=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL
- **14.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pikes Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pikes-lane-primary-school-e105161) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-college-e130495) | Sixth form and further education | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [University Collegiate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-collegiate-school-e141941) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gilnow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilnow-primary-school-e105198) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunning Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunning-hill-primary-school-e105163) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton Muslim Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-muslim-girls-school-e142340) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ethelberts-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150179) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brandwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brandwood-primary-school-e105148) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £103,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2024 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £107,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PIKES LANE 1 (180 m); DR S NASEEF (180 m); AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP (180 m); OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE (180 m); 3D MEDICAL CENTRE (260 m)
- Pharmacies: PIKES LANE PHARMACY (180 m); S & S DISPENSING CHEMIST (260 m); UKPHARMACYLIVE (400 m); DERBY STREET PHARMACY (470 m); SWAN LANE PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: DERBY STREET DENTIST (440 m); WIGAN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Deane Road (190 m, Spar); Tesco Bolton Wigan Rd Esso Express (410 m, Tesco); Lidl Daubhill Bolton (470 m, Lidl); Aldi Great Lever Bolton (910 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 021D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.8** (2025). Bolton 021D has a deprivation score of 50.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,220th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,691** (2021). Bolton 021D had 1,691 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,913th 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In Bolton 021D, 88.9% 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: 8.5%** (August 2026). In Bolton 021D, 8.5% 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: 53.5711, -2.4462

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=-2.4462,53.5711,BL35JL

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