WN2 postcode area guide — Bolton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN2 postcode district in Bolton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WN2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WN2 postcode district (Bolton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,260 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85%.
Around 0% of premises in WN2 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 WN2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN2 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| WN2 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 WN2
Based on 577 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN2 is £162,750, down 4.3% on the previous year (£170,000).
Detached
£299,950
89 sales
Semi-detached
£190,000
217 sales
Terraced
£135,000
229 sales
Flat / maisonette
£87,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Hodder Green Close | WN2 5FF |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Highfield Grove | WN2 1SG |
| 15 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Atherton Road | WN2 4SD |
| 11 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Linden Road | WN2 2QS |
| 11 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Bakersfield | WN2 1BU |
| 5 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | St Marys Road | WN2 1SW |
| 1 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Atherton Road | WN2 4QF |
| 1 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Oak Avenue | WN2 5XH |
| 1 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Holcroft Drive | WN2 5YP |
| 1 May 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Bryn Gates Lane | WN2 5JY |
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 WN2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Hindley | Secondary | 11–16 | 908 | WN2 4LG |
| Platt Bridge Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 479 | WN2 5NG |
| Hindley Green Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | WN2 4SS |
| Oakfield High School and College | Not applicable | 11–19 | 413 | WN2 4XA |
| Ince CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 383 | WN2 2AL |
| Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 326 | WN2 1BP |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Hindley | Primary | 4–11 | 281 | WN2 3HY |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Abram | Primary | 4–11 | 274 | WN2 5QE |
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 WN2
272 rated food businesses operate in WN2. 124 hold the top rating of 5, 71 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABC Childcare, Abram Village Club, ACT Superheroes - Hindley J & I School, AFC Hindley Juniors, AJ 's Convenience Store.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN2
From a sample of 278 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WN2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
19%
Band D
49%
Band E
18%
Band F
7%
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 WN2 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.