BL postcode area: Bolton
The BL postcode area is known as the Bolton area. It is every postcode that begins BL followed by a number. It has 12 districts and 10,408 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the BL area sold for a typical £216,250 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £182,250 in BL3 (Bolton) to £287,500 in BL7 (Bolton).
For the town itself, see Bolton postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.5872
Longitude -2.4087
This is the middle of the postcodes in the BL area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the BL area?
Homes in the BL area sold for a typical £216,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 3,888 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £220,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £216,250
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the BL districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- BL0 postcode district: RamsbottomBury, Rossendale 564 postcodes Typical price£265,000 Gigabit, every home402 of 556 At flood risk55 of 564
- BL1 postcode district: BoltonBolton 1,852 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home1,449 of 1,769 At flood risk117 of 1,852
- BL2 postcode district: BoltonBolton, Bury 1,152 postcodes Typical price£210,000 Gigabit, every home948 of 1,141 At flood risk19 of 1,152
- BL3 postcode district: BoltonBolton, Bury 1,387 postcodes Typical price£182,250 Gigabit, every home1,163 of 1,364 At flood risk12 of 1,387
- BL4 postcode district: FarnworthBolton 850 postcodes Typical price£183,000 Gigabit, every home709 of 833 At flood risk1 of 850
- BL5 postcode district: WesthoughtonBolton 706 postcodes Typical price£233,750 Gigabit, every home586 of 692 At flood risk3 of 706
- BL6 postcode district: HorwichBolton, Chorley 1,019 postcodes Typical price£226,000 Gigabit, every home777 of 982 At flood risk114 of 1,019
- BL7 postcode district: BoltonBolton, Blackburn with Darwen 508 postcodes Typical price£287,500 Gigabit, every home313 of 505 At flood risk18 of 508
- BL8 postcode district: BuryBury, Rossendale, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton 1,009 postcodes Typical price£254,000 Gigabit, every home778 of 945 At flood risk18 of 1,009
- BL9 postcode district: BuryBury, Rochdale, Rossendale 1,333 postcodes Typical price£215,000 Gigabit, every home1,099 of 1,305 At flood risk146 of 1,333
- BL11 postcode district: BoltonBolton 23 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
- BL78 postcode district: FarnworthBolton 5 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the BL area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the BL area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the BL area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Bolton7,171 postcodes
- Bury2,773 postcodes
- Blackburn with Darwen216 postcodes
- Rossendale165 postcodes
- Rochdale64 postcodes
- Chorley19 postcodes
Near the BL area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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