BL3 4EW Bolton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rumworth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Deane Church Lane, Bolton: 75 addresses
- Back Deane Church Lane West, Bolton: 2 addresses
- Bushell Street, Bolton: 1 address
- Dove Road, Bolton: 1 address
- Nunnery Road, Bolton: 1 address
- Presto Street, Bolton: 1 address
- Roy 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 (69% of about 1,330 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 1.0 km
- Land Adjacent 249 Hulton Lane, Bolton, BL3 4LE, permissioned (490 m)
- Dean Conservative Club, Raven Road, BL3 4QL, permissioned (610 m)
- Nixon Road South, not permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 82 addresses are between 141 m and 144 m above sea level (142 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 2.4 km |
| Lostock 286,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Moses Gate 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Hawthorne Road Daubhill | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | NCP Car Park Bolton Deane Road | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Orient House Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evergreen Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wigan Road - Erf | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rumworth Park 2.1 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,450 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 55 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 82 |
68 of the postcode's 82 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Deane Church Lane.