# BL78 7WZ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL78 7WZ 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 BL78 7WZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL78](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl78) › [BL78 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl78-7)

## 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=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **Bolton, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **No property in BL78 7WZ 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=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **43% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL78 7WZ**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **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=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ
- **15.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-sixth-form-college-e131867) | Sixth form and further education | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gaskell Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gaskell-community-primary-school-e105155) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [LifeBridge ASEND](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lifebridge-asend-e142922) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [EdStart Schools Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edstart-schools-bolton-e152052) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-bolton-e105205) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [University Collegiate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/university-collegiate-school-e141941) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bolton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-college-e130495) | Sixth form and further education | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151355) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £35,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £91,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| April 2026 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| December 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| March 2024 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| July 2026 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| March 2025 | £299,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bolton (650 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE (310 m); BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE (400 m); BRADFORD STREET SURGERY (810 m); DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN (990 m); HALLIWELL SURGERY 2 (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (200 m); NEWPORT PHARMACY (270 m); HEARTS PHARMACY BOLTON (310 m); BOOTS (740 m); NASH PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE CENTRE (310 m); DENTAL SURGERY (310 m); DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); PORTMAN HEALTHCARE LTD - BOLTON (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Bolton (510 m, Morrisons); Aldi Halliwell Bolton (660 m, Aldi); Aldi Great Lever Bolton (710 m, Aldi); Iceland Bolton (740 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Bolton (770 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.5** (2025). Bolton 022E has a deprivation score of 38.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,980th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,064** (2021). Bolton 022E had 2,064 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,361st 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: 67.0%** (January 2026). In Bolton 022E, 67.0% 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: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Bolton 022E, 6.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Centre: 53.5795, -2.4297

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.4297,53.5795,BL787WZ

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