Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Apr '26
£276,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BL2 3HB
Postcode
BL2 3HB
Coordinates
53.6087, -2.4076
Grid reference
SD731125
Easting
373,128
Northing
412,532
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJH5R+FX
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.
19473
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19473 out of 32,844 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 · BL2 3HB
HM Land Registry · Bolton
Average price
£276,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £276,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '26 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £282,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£282k£276k£270k
Jan '26May '26
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 BL2 3HB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL2 3HB
Counts are for Bradshaw electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
110
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.8%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian62.2%
No religion31.2%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.0%
25–3411.6%
75–849.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Any member 66+15.6%
Other14.8%
All members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 34.6%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council AreaBolton North East E14001110
Constituency
E14001110Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Bradshaw
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 002B E01004790
E01004790MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 002 E02000985
E02000985LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 002B E01004790
E01004790MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 002 E02000985
E02000985Urban: 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL2 3HB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 19473
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004790 and MSOA E02000985 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL2 3HB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL2 3HB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
43.7
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
53.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
55.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 8%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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