BL1 5QJ postcode in Bolton, England

BL1 5QJ is a postcode in Bolton, in the Smithills ward. It is in the Bolton West parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since August 2002.

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 5QJ 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 2.6 km in a straight line

Where BL1 5QJ is, and what is near it

Map of BL1 5QJ and what is near it Map of BL1 5QJ: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL1 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL1 5LB: also in BL1 5BL1 5LN: also in BL1 5BL1 5LP: also in BL1 5BL1 5LX: also in BL1 5BL1 5LZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5NA: also in BL1 5BL1 5ND: also in BL1 5BL1 5NL: also in BL1 5BL1 5NR: also in BL1 5BL1 5NS: also in BL1 5BL1 5NT: also in BL1 5BL1 5NU: also in BL1 5BL1 5PF: also in BL1 5BL1 5PG: also in BL1 5BL1 5PH: also in BL1 5BL1 5PJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5PL: also in BL1 5BL1 5PN: also in BL1 5BL1 5PP: also in BL1 5BL1 5PQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5PR: 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 5QD: also in BL1 5BL1 5QE: also in BL1 5BL1 5QF: also in BL1 5BL1 5QG: also in BL1 5BL1 5QH: also in BL1 5BL1 5QL: also in BL1 5BL1 5QN: also in BL1 5BL1 5QP: also in BL1 5BL1 5QQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5QR: also in BL1 5BL1 5QS: also in BL1 5BL1 5QT: also in BL1 5BL1 5QW: also in BL1 5BL1 5QX: also in BL1 5BL1 5QY: also in BL1 5BL1 5QZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5RA: also in BL1 5BL1 5RB: also in BL1 5BL1 5RD: also in BL1 5BL1 5RE: also in BL1 5BL1 5RF: also in BL1 5BL1 5RG: also in BL1 5BL1 5RH: also in BL1 5BL1 5RJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5RL: also in BL1 5BL1 5RN: also in BL1 5BL1 5RP: also in BL1 5BL1 5RQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5RR: also in BL1 5BL1 5RS: also in BL1 5BL1 5RU: also in BL1 5BL1 5RW: also in BL1 5BL1 5RX: also in BL1 5BL1 5RZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5SA: also in BL1 5BL1 5SF: also in BL1 5BL1 5SH: also in BL1 5BL1 5SJ: also in BL1 5BL1 5SL: also in BL1 5BL1 5SN: also in BL1 5BL1 5SP: also in BL1 5BL1 5SW: also in BL1 5BL1 5SZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5TA: also in BL1 5BL1 5TB: also in BL1 5BL1 5TD: also in BL1 5BL1 5TE: also in BL1 5BL1 5TG: also in BL1 5BL1 5TH: also in BL1 5BL1 5TQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5TX: also in BL1 5BL1 5TY: also in BL1 5BL1 5TZ: also in BL1 5BL1 5UE: also in BL1 5BL1 5UF: also in BL1 5BL1 5UG: also in BL1 5BL1 5UN: also in BL1 5BL1 5UQ: also in BL1 5BL1 5UR: also in BL1 5BL1 5US: also in BL1 5BL1 5UT: also in BL1 5BL1 5UW: also in BL1 5BL1 5UY: also in BL1 5 Cornerstone Surgery 950 mSmithills School 1.4 kmLostock station 2.6 kmHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5QJ Map of BL1 5QJ and what is near it Map of BL1 5QJ: 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 14 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Cornerstone Surgery 950 m2 schools, 1.4 kmHeaton, Lostock & Chew Moor BL1 5QJ
  • BL1 5QJ
  • Other postcodes in BL1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 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 53.5915, longitude -2.4707)

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 5QJ?

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 5QJ?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BL1 5QJ 100% Bolton 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BL1 5QJ 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 5QJ?

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

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

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 5QJ: 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 5QJ 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 5QJ?

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 5QJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL1 5QJ 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

What council tax band are homes near BL1 5QJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around BL1 5QJ. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (44%). 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 5QJ

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 C, the most common, is £2,133.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (14%)£1,600
Band Babout 190 (28%)£1,866
Band Cabout 230 (33%)£2,133
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,400
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,933
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,466
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 44% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 5QJ is in (ONS area E01004919), 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 5QJ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL1 5QJ is Lostock Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Lostock Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Bolton Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodsley Road, 65 m away.

More stations near BL1 5QJ, 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 5QJ?

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

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 kmCycle
  • Topp Way multi-storey Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 5QJ?

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

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 5QJ?

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

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

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

The centre of BL1 5QJ 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 5QJ?

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 5QJ. 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 5QJ

Ward
Smithills
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
August 2002

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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