# BL4 8HJ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL4 8HJ 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 BL4 8HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4) › [BL4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4-8)

## 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=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **Farnworth, 680 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **No property in BL4 8HJ 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=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 032E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **£203,951 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL4 8HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL4 8HJ**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **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=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ
- **17.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kearsley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-west-primary-school-e105186) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e105239) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grosvenor-nursery-school-and-day-care-centre-e105144) | Nursery | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-farnworth-e151026) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147631) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kearsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-academy-e136135) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Woodbridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-college-e146554) | Special | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Queensbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensbridge-primary-school-e133925) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £46,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £343,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2023 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Farnworth (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (500 m); FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (540 m); FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE (540 m); STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (460 m); MARKET PHARMACY (480 m); WELL (540 m); ASDA PHARMACY (600 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); DENTAL SURGERY (120 m); BRACKLEY STREET (560 m); HIGHFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE LTD (560 m); RAVAT & RAY DENTAL CARE (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Long Causeway Express Petrol (340 m, Asda); Iceland Farnworth (470 m, Iceland); Tesco Greater Manchester Superstore (470 m, Tesco); Asda Parkview Express Petrol (510 m, Asda); Heron Moses Gate Farnworth (540 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,951** (August 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £203,951 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 032E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.7** (2025). Bolton 032E has a deprivation score of 38.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,927th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 032E was £170,400 in 2025. 3,968th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,795** (2021). Bolton 032E had 1,795 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,011th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Bolton 032E, 97.9% 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.

## BL4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £183,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL4 was £183,500 in 2025. 273rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,271** (2021). BL4 had 35,271 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 639th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in BL4 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In BL4, 97.3% 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: 53.5441, -2.3903

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), August 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=-2.3903,53.5441,BL48HJ

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