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BL7 postcode area · Bolton

The BL7 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton. Area Scores range from 0 to 97 across them. Every full BL7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BL7 district contains both ends of the scale: Dunscar & Egerton at 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 in England) against Central Bolton at 1, a 96-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Central Bolton to £350,000 in Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden — a 3.3× gap within the BL7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,641a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime32per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied73%

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 BL7 district

£273,250median home sold over the past year · +18.8% over 5 years · +3.1% over the year · 232 sales
Detached£440,000
Semi-detached£275,000
Terraced£217,500
Flat£170,000
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
Bromley Cross & BradshawBolton 66390 £276,000
HarwoodBolton 1,42479 £280,000
Eagley & SharplesBolton 2,03470 £198,250
Tockholes, Edgworth & HoddlesdenBlackburn with Darwen 2,18568 £350,000
Central BoltonBolton 6,7981 £105,000

People living in BL7 Census 2021

Residents46,687
Median age (est.)46
Density469per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 9%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 9%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 27% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL7.

BL2 BL1 BL11 BL8 BL78 BL3 BL0 BL4

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.