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BL2 postcode area · Bolton

The BL2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Bury. Area Scores range from 0 to 90 across them. Every full BL2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BL2 district contains both ends of the scale: Bromley Cross & Bradshaw at 90 out of 100 (#663 of 6,856 in England) against Central Bolton at 1, a 90-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Central Bolton to £280,000 in Harwood — a 2.7× gap within the BL2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bolton and Bury — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,947a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied59%

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 BL2 district

£210,000median home sold over the past year · +44.8% over 5 years · +1.8% over the year · 538 sales
Detached£336,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£157,500
Flat£160,000
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
Bromley Cross & BradshawBolton 66390 £276,000
HarwoodBolton 1,42479 £280,000
Ainsworth & Bradley FoldBury 1,87673 £264,450
SmithillsBolton 4,31737 £185,000
Breightmet South & Darcy LeverBolton 5,58518 £194,000
TongeBolton 5,99612 £168,000
Burnden & Great LeverBolton 6,3467 £143,500
Hall I' th' WoodBolton 6,3537 £200,000
Breightmet NorthBolton 6,7092 £181,000
Central BoltonBolton 6,7981 £105,000

People living in BL2 Census 2021

Residents84,052
Median age (est.)39
Density2,054per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above27%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 24%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 14%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 14%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 29% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 BL2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BL2 district.

Breightmet

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL2.

BL11 BL78 BL1 BL3 BL7 BL4 BL8 M26

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.