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 1GD
Postcode
BL3 1GD
Coordinates
53.5557, -2.3685
Grid reference
SD756066
Easting
375,686
Northing
406,621
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHJ4J+7J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
8521
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8521 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 1GD
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL3 1GD
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.91.4%
Indian1.6%
Pakistani1.4%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian56.1%
No religion35.8%
Not answered4.2%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.4%
35–4917.1%
65–7412.9%
25–3412.5%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Any member 66+18.5%
Other17.7%
All members 66+9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.4%
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 024F E01004916
E01004916MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 024 E02001007
E02001007LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 024F E01004916
E01004916MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 024 E02001007
E02001007Urban: 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 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentJanuary 2026 — Introduced
Postcode BL3 1GD introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode BL3 1GD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL3 1GD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
86%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
46.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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