Connaught Square Bolton
1 address across 1 postcode (BL2), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3405622.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 A; 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 Hall-I'-Th'-Wood, about 770 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 150 m away, and Seven Acres Country Park (33 hectares) is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Oaks Family Practice, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 20% of households owned their home and 21% 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (48% of about 1,190 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)
- 160-164 TONGE MOOR ROAD, BOLTON, BL2 2HN, permissioned (290 m)
- LAND ADJ. TONGE MOOR ROAD, BOLTON, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Firwood School, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- SMS RETAIL PARK, 417 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL2 3AE, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Watersmeeting Road/Eagley Brook, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- The Old Scrapyard, Windley Street, Bolton, BL2 2AA, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Folds Road/Turton Street, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Back Fairhaven Road - 007, Fairhaven Road, BL1 8LB, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 street's address is about 105 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL2 2HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Firwood Grove Tonge Moor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Oaks Family Practice | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Seven Acres Country Park 33 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,990 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 15, Firwood Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 15, Firwood Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| 10, Firwood Fold | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Tonge Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Queen's Park, Bolton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting of the Waters | Lake or reservoir | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Castle Croft | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Doctor's Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Mason Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Oaken Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| High Barn | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonge Moor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 320 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castle Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moorgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Valley Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Columba's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Canon Slade School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Eden Boys' School, Bolton Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy Church of England | All-through | 2–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Gaskell Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldon Street Extra Care Housing Scheme BL2 2JA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2025 |
| Fusion Centre BL2 2JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Akoi Market BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 90 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Damsco Pizza Ltd BL2 2HN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Naish Lounge BL2 2HN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Tonge Moor Conservative Club BL2 2HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 4 Good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| The Co Op BL2 2HN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 130 m | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Rice Bowl Chinese Takeaway BL2 2HN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Heron Foods BL2 2HR | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Shreeji Smruti Off Licence BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 140 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Castle Hill Post Office BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| The Happy House BL2 2JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| San Local BL2 2HR | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Donner 24 Limited BL2 2LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 22 May 2025 |
| The Granary Sandwich Bar BL2 2LS | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (derbyshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 65% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- Food hygiene ratings Sue's Chippy (takeaway/sandwich shop, BL2 2LU) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 19 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL2 2HZ: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Connaught Square · Lansdowne Close · Dalymount Close · Lansdowne Road · Hamer Street · Haverhill Grove · Wealdstone Grove · Back Moorfield Grove · Hillfield Drive · Eldon Street · Saddle Street · Harwood Grove
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.