# M26 1HQ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

M26 1HQ 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 M26 1HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [M26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26) › [M26 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m26-1)

## 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=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **Kearsley (Manchester), 560 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **No property in M26 1HQ 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=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 034G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at M26 1HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at M26 1HQ**: Road 45 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **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=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ
- **15.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prestolee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestolee-primary-school-e141915) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-farnworth-e151026) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grosvenor-nursery-school-and-day-care-centre-e105144) | Nursery | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147631) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kearsley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-west-primary-school-e105186) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mytham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mytham-primary-school-e105190) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Stephen's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-e105240) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151261) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £239,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| December 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kearsley (Manchester) (560 m, 7 minutes on foot); Farnworth (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KEARSLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (850 m)
- Dental practices: IDH GROUP (780 m); EUROPA HOUSE (780 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Parkview Express Petrol (880 m, Asda)

## 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 034G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). Bolton 034G has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 034G was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,051** (2021). Bolton 034G had 2,051 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,527th 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: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Bolton 034G, 94.5% 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.

## M26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in M26 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,408** (2021). M26 had 36,408 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 580th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in M26 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In M26, 97.1% 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: 53.5491, -2.3767

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=-2.3767,53.5491,M261HQ

## How to cite

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