Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Bolton?

Across Bolton, 95% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 88% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Bolton?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,400 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Bolton are at risk of flooding?

Across Bolton, the Environment Agency puts 1,188 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 293 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Bolton the Environment Agency counts 4,242 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.9% of all its properties), 3,335 at medium risk (2.3%) and 9,971 at low risk (6.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Bolton

• BL1 postcode districtAll 1,852 of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL2 postcode district1,053 of its 1,152 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL3 postcode district1,386 of its 1,387 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL4 postcode districtAll 850 of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL5 postcode districtAll 706 of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL6 postcode district1,000 of its 1,019 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL7 postcode district295 of its 508 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL8 postcode district1 of its 1,009 postcodes in use is in Bolton.
• BL11 postcode districtAll 23 of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• BL78 postcode districtAll 5 of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• M26 postcode district97 of its 863 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• M46 postcode district24 of its 577 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• WN1 postcode district3 of its 690 postcodes in use are in Bolton.
• WN2 postcode district3 of its 1,274 postcodes in use are in Bolton.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Bolton.