BL4 8PR Bolton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kearsley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Trent Way, Kearsley: 33 addresses
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 C (37% of about 590 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
- Manor Golf Club , Manor Road, Kearsley, Bolton, permissioned (390 m)
- Sunset Business Park, Manchester Road, Kearsley, BL4 8RH, not permissioned (440 m)
- Moss Rose Mill, not permissioned (620 m)
- SITE OF FORMER CARE HOME, MELVILLE ROAD/ALDERBANK CLOSE, KEARSLEY, BOLTON, permissioned (820 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 33 addresses are between 90 m and 93 m above sea level (92 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 | Kearsley (Manchester) 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Moorside 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Beech Avenue Kearsley | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Farnworth Bus Station | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | A580 Wardley Park & Ride | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 21.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kearsley Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Idh Group | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Lancashire Police - Farnworth Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | BP | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,800 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Cawdor Street Allotments 9,400 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ringley Old Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ringley Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Farnworth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Moss | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Morton Moss | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Ringley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Blackleach Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km west |
| Coppice Clough | Valley | 2.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 33 |
28 of the postcode's 33 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Trent Way.