M26 postcode area guide — Bolton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the M26 postcode district in Bolton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in M26
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.1%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the M26 postcode district (Bolton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 849 postcodes Ofcom measures in M26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91%.
Around 0.1% of premises in M26 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 M26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| M26 0AS | 100% | 0% |
| M26 0BE | 0% | 0% |
| M26 0DJ | 100% | 100% |
| M26 0EL | 100% | 100% |
| M26 1AB | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| M26 1AD | 100% | 76.2% |
| M26 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| M26 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| M26 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| M26 1AL | 100% | 77.8% |
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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 M26
Based on 407 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in M26 is £185,000, up 6.9% on the previous year (£173,000).
Detached
£325,000
61 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
124 sales
Terraced
£150,000
168 sales
Flat / maisonette
£107,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in M26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Edenbridge Drive | M26 1GN |
| 22 May 2026 | £176,500 | Terraced | Whewell Avenue | M26 2GD |
| 15 May 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced | Dumers Lane | M26 2GE |
| 12 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Winston Close | M26 4WS |
| 12 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Bright Street | M26 2XX |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Connaught Avenue | M26 4XB |
| 6 May 2026 | £142,000 | Terraced | Mather Street | M26 4TL |
| 5 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Wolsey Close | M26 3AG |
| 1 May 2026 | £217,500 | Semi-detached | Countess Lane | M26 3NH |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Meadowcroft | M26 4JQ |
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 M26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorsefield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 332 | M26 4DW |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 326 | M26 4DG |
| Wesley Methodist Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 320 | M26 4PX |
| Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 295 | M26 2GB |
| Chapelfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 288 | M26 1LH |
| Star Radcliffe Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 286 | M26 2SZ |
| Prestolee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 231 | M26 1HJ |
| Radcliffe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | M26 3RD |
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 M26
151 rated food businesses operate in M26. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeycliffe, Acapulco Catina/Arigato, Ainsworth Road Butchers, Ambers Attic Limited, Armaan.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in M26
From a sample of 235 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 M26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
36%
Band D
43%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
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
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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.