BL1 5AA postcode in Bolton, England

BL1 5AA is a postcode in Bolton, in the Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor ward. It is in the Bolton West parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 4 of 14 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BL1 5AA can get it Across Bolton: 95% Homes sold at BL1 5AA £767,500 The middle of its 4 sales from January 2024 to September 2026. Across the BL1 5 sector, last 12 months: £301,500 Nearest station Lostock 2.2 km in a straight line

Where BL1 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of BL1 5AA and what is near it Map of BL1 5AA: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL1 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL1 5AD: also in BL1 5BL1 5BE: also in BL1 5BL1 5BF: also in BL1 5BL1 5BG: also in BL1 5BL1 5BJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5BP: also in BL1 5BL1 5BR: also in BL1 5BL1 5BW: also in BL1 5BL1 5DA: also in BL1 5BL1 5DF: also in BL1 5BL1 5DT: also in BL1 5BL1 5DU: also in BL1 5BL1 5DX: also in BL1 5BL1 5DY: also in BL1 5BL1 5DZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5EE: also in BL1 5BL1 5FA: also in BL1 5BL1 5FB: also in BL1 5BL1 5FD: also in BL1 5BL1 5FE: also in BL1 5BL1 5FF: also in BL1 5BL1 5FG: also in BL1 5BL1 5FJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5FQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5FR: also in BL1 5BL1 5GJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5GP: also in BL1 5BL1 5GR: also in BL1 5BL1 5GS: also in BL1 5BL1 5GT: also in BL1 5BL1 5GU: also in BL1 5BL1 5GW: also in BL1 5BL1 5GX: also in BL1 5BL1 5HA: also in BL1 5BL1 5HD: also in BL1 5BL1 5HF: also in BL1 5BL1 5HG: also in BL1 5BL1 5HH: also in BL1 5BL1 5HL: also in BL1 5BL1 5HN: also in BL1 5BL1 5HP: also in BL1 5BL1 5HQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5HS: also in BL1 5BL1 5HT: also in BL1 5BL1 5HU: also in BL1 5BL1 5HX: also in BL1 5BL1 5HY: also in BL1 5BL1 5JD: also in BL1 5BL1 5JE: also in BL1 5BL1 5JF: also in BL1 5BL1 5JG: also in BL1 5BL1 5JH: also in BL1 5BL1 5JL: also in BL1 5BL1 5JQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5JS: also in BL1 5BL1 5NE: also in BL1 5BL1 5WA: also in BL1 5BL1 5WD: also in BL1 5BL1 5XL: also in BL1 5BL1 5XP: also in BL1 5BL1 5XR: also in BL1 5 Lostock station 2.2 kmBolton station 2.5 kmHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5AA Map of BL1 5AA and what is near it Map of BL1 5AA: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL1 5 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Spring House Surgery 900 mHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5AA
  • BL1 5AA
  • Other postcodes in BL1 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 53.5802, longitude -2.4627)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after BL1 5AA?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at BL1 5AA?

Every home and business at BL1 5AA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL1 5AA 100% Bolton 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL1 5AA 100% Bolton 99%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at BL1 5AA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for BL1 5AA.

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

Is BL1 5AA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 14 homes and businesses at BL1 5AA. 4 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

14 homes and businesses at BL1 5AA High: 4Not in an area at risk: 10

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.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Bolton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL1 5AA: 4,242 properties in Bolton are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Bolton

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL1 5AA is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 10:10 on 30 October 2026.

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Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026; Environment Agency flood warnings, warnings in force checked at 10:10 on 30 October 2026. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).

At this postcode

Homes sold in BL1 5AA

HM Land Registry records 21 standard sales in BL1 5AA since 1997, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price was £352,500 from 2000 to 2004 and £617,500 from 2020 to 2024.

  1. 1995 to 1999, too few sales to price, one sale
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £352,500, 6 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £520,000, 3 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, middle price £410,000, 3 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £617,500, 4 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 2 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in BL1 5AA from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 27 August 2026. They sold for £680,000 to £810,000. Across BL1 5, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £301,500.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at BL1 5AA?

At the 2021 Census, 35 people (21 female, 14 male) lived at BL1 5AA, in 12 households.

Census 2021BL1 5AABL1 5 sector
People3511,894
Households124,810
People per household2.92.5

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The BL1 5 sector is its 300 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at BL1 5AA use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at BL1 5AA used 5,730 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 35,035 kWh.

2024BL1 5AABL1 district
Electricity meters1129,066
Electricity, median meter a year5,730 kWh2,458 kWh
Gas meters1226,210
Gas, median meter a year35,035 kWh10,554 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is BL1 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of BL1 5AA 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.

Near here

Which schools are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to BL1 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL1 5AA, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

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Where is the nearest station to BL1 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL1 5AA is Lostock Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Lostock Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Bolton 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.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Albert Road, 75 m away.

More stations near BL1 5AA, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL1 5AA, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near BL1 5AA?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL1 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:

  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of BL1 5AA, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to BL1 5AA?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL1 5AA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL1 5AA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near BL1 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL1 5AA 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the BL1 5 sector

What do homes sell for near BL1 5AA?

Homes in BL1 5 sold for a typical £301,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 130 sales, up 23.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£301,500 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£243,750 12 months to September 2025
▲ up 23.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £309,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £166,250 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 16 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 593 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near BL1 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around BL1 5AA. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (30%). 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 5AA

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 £4,799 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,400.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (14%)£1,600
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,866
Band Cabout 70 (9%)£2,133
Band Dabout 250 (32%)£2,400
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£2,933
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,466
Band Gabout 110 (14%)£4,000
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 15% 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL1 5AA is in (ONS area E01004845), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near BL1 5AA?

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 5AA. 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for BL1 5AA

Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BL1 5HH50 mBL1 5BG90 mBL1 5JG120 mBL1 5HS130 mBL1 5GW140 mBL1 5HE140 m
All of BL1

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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