Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '25
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for BL3 4EB
Postcode
BL3 4EB
Coordinates
53.5621, -2.4539
Grid reference
SD700073
Easting
370,032
Northing
407,373
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VHG6W+VC
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.
2285
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2285 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 · BL3 4EB
HM Land Registry · Bolton
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near BL3 4EB
England & WalesCrime trends · near BL3 4EB
Counts are for Rumworth electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '23 – Jun '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
ASB
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Jul '23Jan '24Jul '24Jan '25Jun '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.52.5%
Pakistani13.6%
Indian12.7%
Other White4.9%
African4.6%
+ 3 other groups · 11.8%
Religion
Christian40.5%
Muslim31.3%
No religion19.4%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu2.5%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4919.3%
50–6415.1%
25–3414.2%
≤48.8%
65–748.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.0%
Households
Other21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Any member 66+14.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
All members 66+6.3%
+ 8 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council AreaBolton South and Walkden E14001111
Constituency
E14001111Greater Manchester
Police Force
England
Ward
Rumworth
Constituency code
E14001111
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 026A E01004830
E01004830MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 026 E02001009
E02001009LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 026A E01004830
E01004830MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 026 E02001009
E02001009Urban: 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 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL3 4EB 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: 2285
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004830 and MSOA E02001009 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL3 4EB 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 BL3 4EB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
45.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
75%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
53.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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