BL2 postcode area guide — Bolton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BL2 postcode district in Bolton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BL2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.5%
Gigabit-capable
89.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BL2 postcode district (Bolton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,150 postcodes Ofcom measures in BL2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BL2 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 BL2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BL2 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| BL2 1AN | 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 BL2
Based on 491 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BL2 is £192,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£320,000
59 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
200 sales
Terraced
£151,500
193 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in BL2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £282,000 | Semi-detached | Seymour Drive | BL2 3HB |
| 22 May 2026 | £176,000 | Flat | Oakenbottom Road | BL2 6DG |
| 18 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Tottington Road | BL2 4BH |
| 15 May 2026 | £85,000 | Flat | New Lane | BL2 5BY |
| 15 May 2026 | £257,500 | Semi-detached | Firwood Lane | BL2 3BD |
| 15 May 2026 | £134,000 | Semi-detached | Lovat Road | BL2 6LP |
| 8 May 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Ashdene Crescent | BL2 3LF |
| 8 May 2026 | £196,000 | Semi-detached | Trillo Avenue | BL2 1LU |
| 5 May 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Downham Avenue | BL2 2TD |
| 1 May 2026 | £162,500 | Terraced | Long Lane | BL2 6EB |
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 BL2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Slade School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,724 | BL2 3BP |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy | All-through | 3–16 | 1,003 | BL2 4HU |
| Red Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 475 | BL2 5HP |
| Tonge Moor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 472 | BL2 2PF |
| Leverhulme Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 438 | BL2 6EE |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 355 | BL2 6NW |
| Moorgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 325 | BL2 2RH |
| Hardy Mill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 316 | BL2 4EF |
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 BL2
261 rated food businesses operate in BL2. 143 hold the top rating of 5, 55 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Acre Pizza, Angies Cafe, Arthur Lane Nurseries, Atkinsons Butchers, B & M Bargains.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BL2
From a sample of 161 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BL2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
30%
Band D
51%
Band E
16%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 BL2 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.