Brampton Road Bolton
14 addresses across 3 postcodes (BL3), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3401909.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Bolton costs £2,400 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lostock, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 143 to 145 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Helens Road Practice, about 370 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9). Built: 1930-1949 (5); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (36% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Land Adjacent 249 Hulton Lane, Bolton, BL3 4LE, permissioned (320 m)
- LAND AT ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Nixon Road South, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Dean Conservative Club, Raven Road, BL3 4QL, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 to 2 November 2026: VIRGIN MEDIA, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL3 4LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL3 4LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL3 4LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 143 m and 145 m above sea level (144 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL3 4LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL3 4LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL3 4LG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lostock 286,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Atherton 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harrowby Road Fernhill Gate | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | NCP Car Park Bolton Deane Road | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Pine Tree Farm (Bolton) evyve | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Helens Road Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sykes Chemist | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 272 St Helens Road | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Daubhill Cashzone | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,620 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sapling Road Allotments 1.6 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Hulton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Queen's Park, Bolton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deane Church Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Gorse Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Hardwicks Plantations | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Cow Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Rumworth Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Will Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 |
2 of the street's 14 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 330 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Bede Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brandwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Essa Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ladybridge High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Essa Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Muslim | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Haslam Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sunning Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield C.P School BL3 3TP | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Hulton Wines BL3 4LJ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Hulton Fish Bar BL3 4LJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | Unknown | 26 Sep 2026 |
| Pizza Plus BL3 4LJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Premier Bolton BL3 3RT | Retailers - other | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Eliva London BL3 4TH | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Why So Karak? BL3 3SY | Other catering premises | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Feb 2026 |
| The Crust Pizza NW Limited BL3 3RR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Cookie Cookie BL3 3RU | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Olaoluwa Foods Ltd BL3 4FW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dainty Treats Ltd BL3 4XX | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 May 2022 |
| Sykes Chemist BL3 3RP | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2025 |
| OCS Food Co @ Park Cakes Bolton BL3 4XX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| June's Homebake BL3 3RP | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Oct 2025 |
| New Ora Cuisine BL3 3RP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: VIRGIN MEDIA: Utility asset works, 29 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Hulton Fish Bar (takeaway/sandwich shop, BL3 4LJ) now Unknown, was 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 26 September 2026) found 1 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL3 4LB: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- BL3 4LA: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- BL3 4LG: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Weldon Avenue · Back Hulton Lane · Wyndham Avenue · Brampton Road · Duerden Street · Lulworth Road · Harrowby Road · Barbara Road · Campbell Road · Longfield Road · Everbrom Road · Cuthbert Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.