BL1 4AD postcode in Bolton, England

BL1 4AD is a postcode in Bolton, in the Queens Park & Central ward. It is in the Bolton North East parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at BL1 4AD can get it Across Bolton: 95% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in BL1 4, last 12 months. ▲ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Bolton 800 m in a straight line

Where BL1 4AD is, and what is near it

Map of BL1 4AD and what is near it Map of BL1 4AD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the BL1 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL1 4AA: also in BL1 4BL1 4AG: also in BL1 4BL1 4AL: also in BL1 4BL1 4AN: also in BL1 4BL1 4AP: also in BL1 4BL1 4AQ: also in BL1 4BL1 4AR: also in BL1 4BL1 4AT: also in BL1 4BL1 4AW: also in BL1 4BL1 4AY: also in BL1 4BL1 4AZ: also in BL1 4BL1 4BA: also in BL1 4BL1 4BB: also in BL1 4BL1 4BD: also in BL1 4BL1 4BE: also in BL1 4BL1 4BG: also in BL1 4BL1 4BH: also in BL1 4BL1 4BJ: also in BL1 4BL1 4BL: also in BL1 4BL1 4BN: also in BL1 4BL1 4BP: also in BL1 4BL1 4BR: also in BL1 4BL1 4BS: also in BL1 4BL1 4BT: also in BL1 4BL1 4BU: also in BL1 4BL1 4BW: also in BL1 4BL1 4BX: also in BL1 4BL1 4BY: also in BL1 4BL1 4DA: also in BL1 4BL1 4DQ: also in BL1 4BL1 4GR: also in BL1 4BL1 4GS: also in BL1 4BL1 4GT: also in BL1 4BL1 4GU: also in BL1 4BL1 4HD: also in BL1 4BL1 4HH: also in BL1 4BL1 4JA: also in BL1 4BL1 4LD: also in BL1 4BL1 4LG: also in BL1 4BL1 4LH: also in BL1 4BL1 4LJ: also in BL1 4BL1 4LL: also in BL1 4BL1 4QP: also in BL1 4BL1 4QR: also in BL1 4BL1 4QT: also in BL1 4BL1 4QZ: also in BL1 4BL1 4RA: also in BL1 4BL1 4RB: also in BL1 4BL1 4RE: also in BL1 4BL1 4RF: also in BL1 4BL1 4RG: also in BL1 4BL1 4RQ: also in BL1 4BL1 4RR: also in BL1 4BL1 4RS: also in BL1 4BL1 4RU: also in BL1 4BL1 4RW: also in BL1 4BL1 4RX: also in BL1 4BL1 4RY: also in BL1 4BL1 4RZ: also in BL1 4BL1 4SA: also in BL1 4BL1 4SB: also in BL1 4BL1 4SE: also in BL1 4BL1 4SF: also in BL1 4BL1 4SG: also in BL1 4BL1 4SH: also in BL1 4BL1 4SJ: also in BL1 4BL1 4SL: also in BL1 4BL1 4SN: also in BL1 4BL1 4SQ: also in BL1 4BL1 4SS: also in BL1 4BL1 4ST: also in BL1 4BL1 4SU: also in BL1 4BL1 4SW: also in BL1 4BL1 4SX: also in BL1 4BL1 4TA: also in BL1 4BL1 4TB: also in BL1 4BL1 4TG: also in BL1 4BL1 4TH: also in BL1 4BL1 4TQ: also in BL1 4BL1 4TR: also in BL1 4BL1 4TS: also in BL1 4BL1 4TT: also in BL1 4BL1 4TU: also in BL1 4BL1 4TX: also in BL1 4BL1 4UA: also in BL1 4BL1 4UD: also in BL1 4BL1 4UF: also in BL1 4BL1 4UH: also in BL1 4BL1 4UJ: also in BL1 4 School 850 mHall i' th' Wood station 2.5 kmQueens Park & Central BL1 4AD Map of BL1 4AD and what is near it Map of BL1 4AD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the BL1 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 850 mBolton BL1 4AD
  • BL1 4AD
  • Other postcodes in BL1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5788, longitude -2.4352)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL1 4AD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BL1 4AD?

86% of the homes and businesses at BL1 4AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL1 4AD 0% Bolton 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL1 4AD 86% Bolton 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at BL1 4AD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BL1 4AD.

Check the bin days for BL1 4AD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BL1 4AD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BL1 4AD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Bolton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL1 4AD: 4,242 properties in Bolton are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Bolton

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL1 4AD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BL1 4AD?

Homes in BL1 4 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£143,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £146,250 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £110,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BL1 district: a typical £200,000 from 585 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in BL1 4AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL1 4AD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at BL1 4AD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BL1 4AD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL1 4AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around BL1 4AD. Over half of them (74%) are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BL1 4AD

Band D in Bolton for 2026‑27: £2,400. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,600 (band A) to £2,133 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 870 (74%)£1,600
Band Babout 200 (17%)£1,866
Band Cabout 100 (9%)£2,133
Band Dwithheld£2,400
Band Ewithheld£2,933
Band Ffewer than 5£3,466
Band Gwithheld£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 29% 2020 or later

Averages for Bolton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL1 4AD is in (ONS area E01033217), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest open schools to BL1 4AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL1 4AD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BL1 4AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL1 4AD is Bolton Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bolton Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Garside Street, 61 m away.

More stations near BL1 4AD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL1 4AD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BL1 4AD?

6 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL1 4AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest to the centre of BL1 4AD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BL1 4AD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL1 4AD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL1 4AD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BL1 4AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL1 4AD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BL1 4AD in a conservation area?

The centre of BL1 4AD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BL1 4AD?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for BL1 4AD. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BL1 4AD

Ward
Queens Park & Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bolton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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