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BL1 postcode area · Bolton

The BL1 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton. Area Scores range from 0 to 97 across them. Every full BL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BL1 district: Dunscar & Egerton scores 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Bolton sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 96 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Central Bolton to £316,000 in Lostock & Ladybridge — a 3.0× gap within the BL1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,402a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BL1 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +40.7% over 5 years · +8.6% over the year · 664 sales
Detached£370,000
Semi-detached£231,500
Terraced£150,000
Flat£105,000
Bolton£207,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dunscar & EgertonBolton 19797 £270,000
Lostock & LadybridgeBolton 1,23282 £316,000
Eagley & SharplesBolton 2,03470 £198,250
Horwich South & MiddlebrookBolton 2,59662 £211,000
SmithillsBolton 4,31737 £185,000
Doffcocker & Moss BankBolton 4,96828 £220,000
Heaton & DeaneBolton 5,18724 £207,000
Astley Bridge & Waters MeetingBolton 5,53019 £145,000
TongeBolton 5,99612 £168,000
Farnworth SouthBolton 6,2649 £167,000
Burnden & Great LeverBolton 6,3467 £143,500
Hall I' th' WoodBolton 6,3537 £200,000
Gilnow & VictoryBolton 6,4556 £132,000
Halliwell & Brownlow FoldBolton 6,5994 £126,500
Central BoltonBolton 6,7981 £105,000

People living in BL1 Census 2021

Residents129,524
Median age (est.)38
Density2,402per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above29%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 20%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Skilled trades9%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 24%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 67%Asian 24%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 25% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 20%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BL1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BL1 district.

Farnworth Horwich

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL1.

BL11 BL2 BL3 BL78 BL7 BL4 BL5 BL6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.