# BL3

Postcode district covering Bolton, Willows and Daubhill, in Bolton.

BL3 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Willows and Daubhill, in Bolton. Median sale price £187,000 in 2025. About 76,432 people.

Postcode district. Code BL3. 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 BL3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BL3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in BL3 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=BL3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 501 homes were sold in BL3 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BL3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BL3 had 72,147 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=BL3) (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 BL3.

## How BL3 compares

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

| Measure | BL3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £187,000 | 2nd cheapest | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2025 |
| Population | 72,147 | most populated | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.1% | 3rd highest | 10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of BL3?

BL3 had 72,147 usual residents at the census.
BL3 is the 36th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in BL3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL3 has no single figure. Of its 40 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 16 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in BL3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004848) | 2,090 | – | 1 | 65.0% |
| [Bolton 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004834) | 1,745 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004838) | 2,010 | – | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Bolton 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004917) | 2,298 | – | 3 | 92.7% |
| [Bolton 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004835) | 1,461 | – | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004836) | 1,744 | – | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004827) | 1,990 | – | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004849) | 1,794 | – | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Bolton 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004850) | 2,293 | – | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004851) | 1,691 | – | 1 | 88.9% |
| [Bolton 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004853) | 1,575 | – | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Bolton 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004811) | 1,845 | – | 1 | 95.5% |
| [Bolton 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004812) | 2,402 | – | 1 | 82.5% |
| [Bolton 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004813) | 1,746 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004815) | 1,786 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004828) | 2,017 | – | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Bolton 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004829) | 1,458 | – | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Bolton 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004832) | 1,641 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004854) | 1,658 | – | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Bolton 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004878) | 1,697 | – | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004911) | 1,539 | – | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004912) | 1,435 | – | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004913) | 1,955 | – | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004914) | 1,170 | – | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004915) | 1,274 | – | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Bolton 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004916) | 1,467 | – | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Bolton 024G](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004918) | 1,225 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004846) | 1,410 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004847) | 2,282 | – | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004852) | 1,732 | – | 2 | 92.0% |
| [Bolton 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004877) | 2,074 | – | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004879) | 1,657 | – | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004830) | 1,754 | – | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Bolton 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004831) | 1,827 | – | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Bolton 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004833) | 1,530 | – | 6 | 80.3% |
| [Bolton 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004839) | 2,370 | – | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004814) | 1,604 | – | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Bolton 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004816) | 2,939 | – | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004899) | 1,596 | – | 4 | 98.5% |
| [Bolton 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004900) | 1,615 | – | 6 | 99.7% |

## Your MP

- [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden): Yasmin Qureshi (Labour), MP since July 2024. 56% of the people here.
- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.
- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 19% of the people here.
- [Bury South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-south): Christian Wakeford (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 BL3

[Burnden & Great Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/burnden-and-great-lever), [Daubhill & Fernhill Gate](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/daubhill-and-fernhill-gate), [Lever Edge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lever-edge), [Little Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/little-lever), [Lostock & Ladybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/lostock-and-ladybridge), [Over Hulton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/over-hulton), [Rumworth North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-north), [Rumworth South](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/rumworth-south)

## Postcode sectors in BL3

[BL3 1 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-1), [BL3 2 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-2), [BL3 3 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-3), [BL3 4 (295 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-4), [BL3 5 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-5), [BL3 6 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-6)

## Council

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

## Towns in BL3

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton), [Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/farnworth), [Little Lever](https://openindex.co.uk/town/little-lever)

## Postcode districts next to BL3

[BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2), [BL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bolton (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4258,53.5741), [Moses Gate (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4012,53.5560), [Lostock (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4943,53.5729), [Farnworth (3.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.3878,53.5500)

## 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)

## BL3 in brief

BL3 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Willows and Daubhill, in Bolton.
About 76,432 people lived in BL3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £187,000 in 2025 across 501 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL3 was £187,000 in 2025.
BL3 had 72,147 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in BL3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL3, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BL3
- Postcode area: [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)
- Constituency: [Bolton South and Walkden †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden)
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Area: 16.99 km²
- People, mid-2024: 76,432*
- Neighbourhoods: 40
- Output areas: 199

* 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

[BL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4), [BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26), [BL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl2), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6)

## Latest updates for BL3

- 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/BL3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3