BL1 2DX Bolton
Live postcode, introduced November 2023. Ward: Halliwell. Region: North West.
Streets
- Turton Street, Bolton: 4 addresses
- Kay Street, Bolton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bolton in 2026-27: Band D £2,400 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,600 | £1,866 | £2,133 | £2,400 | £2,933 | £3,466 | £4,000 | £4,799 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (87% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 18 St Georges Street, Bolton, BL1 2EN, permissioned (320 m)
- Folds Road/Turton Street, not permissioned (330 m)
- Euro Car Parks, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- All Saints Street Car Parks West and East, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 66 St Georges Road, Bolton, BL1 2DD, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- CHURCH WHARF, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- The Link Crown Street / Bow Street Bolton BL1 2RU, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 87 - 89 ST. GEORGES ROAD, BOLTON, BL2, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 98 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Prince Street Bolton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Rizwan And Dr Awan | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portman Healthcare LTD - Bolton | 250 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Castle Street Police Station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marketplace Centre Bolton | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,570 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Thomasson Park 2.5 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Darbishire Park Recreation Ground 8,000 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,990 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 71 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Queen's Park, Bolton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Tonge Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting of the Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Mason Clough | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Oaken Bottom | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Doctor's Clough | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Castle Croft | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Will Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 5 |
5 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bolton: see them on the Bolton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Turton Street.