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BL4 postcode area · Bolton

The BL4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton, Salford. Area Scores range from 0 to 62 across them. Every full BL4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BL4 district: Horwich South & Middlebrook scores 62 out of 100 (#2,596 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Bolton sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. 7 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Central Bolton to £230,000 in Walkden North East — a 2.2× gap within the BL4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bolton and Salford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,166a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied54%

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 BL4 district

£183,000median home sold over the past year · +46.1% over 5 years · +7.6% over the year · 334 sales
Detached£268,500
Semi-detached£196,250
Terraced£157,500
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
Horwich South & MiddlebrookBolton 2,59662 £211,000
Kearsley & StonecloughBolton 4,11140 £191,000
Harper GreenBolton 5,18024 £200,000
Walkden North EastSalford 5,23524 £230,000
Daubhill & Fernhill GateBolton 6,07811 £200,000
Farnworth SouthBolton 6,2649 £167,000
Farnworth NorthBolton 6,4017 £135,090
Highfield & New BuryBolton 6,4556 £180,000
Central BoltonBolton 6,7981 £105,000

People living in BL4 Census 2021

Residents75,866
Median age (est.)37
Density2,056per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 26%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 17%Black: 4%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 74%Asian 17%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 29% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 BL4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BL4 district.

Farnworth Horwich Walkden North

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL4.

BL3 BL78 BL11 M38 BL2 BL1 BL5 M28

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.