Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.2 per 1k
Crime · Mar '26
£278,062
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BL1 1AY
Postcode
BL1 1AY
Coordinates
53.5776, -2.4335
Grid reference
SD713090
Easting
371,393
Northing
409,089
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHHH8+3H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bolton (Bolton)
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Bolton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
439
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 439 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · BL1 1AY
HM Land Registry · Bolton
Average price
£278,395
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £278,062
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £285,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£285k£279k£273k
Jan '25Mar '25Sep '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near BL1 1AY
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL1 1AY
Counts are for Queens Park & Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
420
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.5%
African15.6%
Other White7.4%
Other Black7.2%
Indian3.8%
+ 8 other groups · 19.6%
Religion
Christian37.2%
No religion28.9%
Muslim24.4%
Not answered4.4%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
25–3418.3%
50–6415.3%
20–2413.4%
≤49.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.3%
Households
Other40.5%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent4.8%
+ 8 other households · 23.2%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council AreaBolton North East E14001110
Constituency
E14001110Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Queens Park & Central
Constituency code
E14001110
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Bolton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bolton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bolton Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bolton 016E E01033217
E01033217MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 016 E02000999
E02000999LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 016E E01033217
E01033217MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 016 E02000999
E02000999Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentSeptember 2024 — Introduced
Postcode BL1 1AY introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BL1 1AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL1 1AY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 50%
Attainment 8
36.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
95%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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