High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 0.1 per 1k
Crime · Jan '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BL3 1GA
Postcode
BL3 1GA
Coordinates
53.5684, -2.4019
Grid reference
SD734080
Easting
373,480
Northing
408,055
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHH9X+96
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.
8728
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8728 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near BL3 1GA
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL3 1GA
Counts are for Little Lever & Darcy Lever electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.5%
African2.4%
Pakistani1.7%
Indian1.3%
Other White1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 5.9%
Religion
Christian58.3%
No religion32.4%
Not answered4.4%
Muslim3.7%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6419.6%
25–3411.9%
65–749.0%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.5%
Any member 66+10.6%
All members 66+8.4%
+ 7 other households · 38.7%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council AreaBolton North East E14001110
Constituency
E14001110Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Little Lever & Darcy Lever
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 019F E01004917
E01004917MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 019 E02001002
E02001002LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 019F E01004917
E01004917MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 019 E02001002
E02001002Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentJanuary 2025 — Introduced
Postcode BL3 1GA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BL3 1GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL3 1GA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
86%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
46.2
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
53.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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