BL1 5LL postcode in Bolton, England

BL1 5LL 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 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 100% of homes and businesses at BL1 5LL can get it Across Bolton: 95% Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in BL1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 23.1% on the year before Nearest station Lostock 2.3 km in a straight line

Where BL1 5LL is, and what is near it

Map of BL1 5LL and what is near it Map of BL1 5LL: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL1 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. BL1 5EA: also in BL1 5BL1 5ED: also in BL1 5BL1 5EE: also in BL1 5BL1 5EF: also in BL1 5BL1 5FR: also in BL1 5BL1 5FY: also in BL1 5BL1 5HF: also in BL1 5BL1 5HG: also in BL1 5BL1 5HN: also in BL1 5BL1 5HQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5HU: also in BL1 5BL1 5HW: also in BL1 5BL1 5HX: also in BL1 5BL1 5HY: also in BL1 5BL1 5HZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5JA: also in BL1 5BL1 5JB: also in BL1 5BL1 5JE: also in BL1 5BL1 5LA: also in BL1 5BL1 5LB: also in BL1 5BL1 5LD: also in BL1 5BL1 5LE: also in BL1 5BL1 5LF: also in BL1 5BL1 5LG: also in BL1 5BL1 5LH: also in BL1 5BL1 5LJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5LN: also in BL1 5BL1 5LP: also in BL1 5BL1 5LQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5LR: also in BL1 5BL1 5LS: also in BL1 5BL1 5LT: also in BL1 5BL1 5LU: also in BL1 5BL1 5LW: also in BL1 5BL1 5LX: also in BL1 5BL1 5LY: also in BL1 5BL1 5LZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5NA: also in BL1 5BL1 5NB: also in BL1 5BL1 5ND: also in BL1 5BL1 5NH: also in BL1 5BL1 5NJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5NL: also in BL1 5BL1 5NN: also in BL1 5BL1 5NP: also in BL1 5BL1 5NR: also in BL1 5BL1 5NS: also in BL1 5BL1 5NT: also in BL1 5BL1 5NU: also in BL1 5BL1 5NW: also in BL1 5BL1 5NX: also in BL1 5BL1 5NY: also in BL1 5BL1 5NZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5PH: also in BL1 5BL1 5PN: also in BL1 5BL1 5PQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5PS: also in BL1 5BL1 5PT: also in BL1 5BL1 5PU: also in BL1 5BL1 5PW: also in BL1 5BL1 5PY: also in BL1 5BL1 5TR: also in BL1 5BL1 5TW: also in BL1 5BL1 5UY: also in BL1 5 Spring House Surgery 400 m3 schools, 650 m–1.0 kmCornerstone Surgery 700 mLostock station 2.3 kmHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5LL Map of BL1 5LL and what is near it Map of BL1 5LL: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL1 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Cornerstone Surgery 700 mLostock station 2.3 kmHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5LL
  • BL1 5LL
  • Other postcodes in BL1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 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 53.5854, longitude -2.4671)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL1 5LL?

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 5LL?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL1 5LL 100% Bolton 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL1 5LL 100% Bolton 99%
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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 5LL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL1 5LL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL1 5LL 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 5LL 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 5LL.

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 5LL: 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 5LL 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 5LL?

Homes in BL1 5 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 135 sales, up 23.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£243,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 23.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £555,000 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £309,000 51 sales
  • Terraced £165,000 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £167,500 14 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 5LL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in BL1 5LL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 5LL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BL1 5LL. 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 5LL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around BL1 5LL. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (50%). 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 5LL

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 £4,000 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,400.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (12%)£1,600
Band Babout 100 (14%)£1,866
Band Cabout 90 (12%)£2,133
Band Dabout 250 (34%)£2,400
Band Eabout 130 (18%)£2,933
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,466
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 50% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 5LL is in (ONS area E01004842), 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 5LL?

The nearest open schools to BL1 5LL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL1 5LL is Lostock Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Lostock Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Bolton Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sherborne Road, 109 m away.

More stations near BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL1 5LL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.3 kmCycle

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 5LL?

The nearest to the centre of BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

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 5LL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL1 5LL, 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 5LL?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL1 5LL 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 5LL in a conservation area?

The centre of BL1 5LL 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 5LL?

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 5LL. 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 5LL

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: 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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