BL1 postcode area guide — Bolton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BL1 postcode district in Bolton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BL1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.6%
Gigabit-capable
83.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BL1 postcode district (Bolton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,794 postcodes Ofcom measures in BL1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.2%.
Around 0% of premises in BL1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BL1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BL1 1AD | 50% | 0% |
| BL1 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| BL1 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| BL1 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| BL1 1AU | 0% | 0% |
| BL1 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| BL1 1BB | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| BL1 1BD | 100% | 16.7% |
| BL1 1BG | 100% | 14.3% |
| BL1 1BL | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Bolton
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bolton district (137,789 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
90.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in BL1
Based on 683 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BL1 is £173,500, up 5.1% on the previous year (£165,111).
Detached
£370,000
87 sales
Semi-detached
£237,500
165 sales
Terraced
£140,000
292 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
100 sales
Latest recorded sales in BL1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £775,000 | Detached | Easedale Road | BL1 5LL |
| 21 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Queensgate | BL1 4EB |
| 20 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Belmont Road | BL1 7AW |
| 15 May 2026 | £127,000 | Terraced | Duxbury Street | BL1 8AY |
| 14 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Oxford Grove | BL1 3AN |
| 8 May 2026 | £65,000 | Semi-detached | Bennetts Lane | BL1 6HY |
| 8 May 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Astley Brook Close | BL1 8RT |
| 7 May 2026 | £495,000 | Semi-detached | Carlton Road | BL1 5HY |
| 6 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Halliwell Road | BL1 8BZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £141,500 | Terraced | Lincoln Road | BL1 4HR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bolton demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bolton district (295,963 residents, 118,790 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21.5% |
| 15–29 | 23.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.3% |
| 45–64 | 18.8% |
| 65+ | 17.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 61.5% |
| Private rented | 18.2% |
| Social rented | 9.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BL1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornleigh Salesian College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,574 | BL1 6PQ |
| Sharples School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,214 | BL1 8SN |
| Smithills School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,203 | BL1 6JS |
| Bolton School Boys' Division | Not applicable | 7–18 | 1,131 | BL1 4PA |
| Bolton School Girls' Division | Not applicable | 7–18 | 1,057 | BL1 4PB |
| Eden Boys' School, Bolton | Secondary | 11–18 | 621 | BL1 3QE |
| The Valley Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 538 | BL1 8JG |
| High Lawn Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 492 | BL1 7EX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BL1
589 rated food businesses operate in BL1. 269 hold the top rating of 5, 124 are rated 4, and 65 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & K Grocery/Off Licence, AD Bodytech Health & Nutrition Ltd, Admiral Casino, Admiral Casino, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BL1
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BL1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
28%
Band D
53%
Band E
14%
Band F
3%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bolton
Landlines around BL1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.