BL1 7NP postcode in Bolton, England

BL1 7NP 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 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 can get it. Bolton: 95% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in BL1 7, last 12 months. ▲ 7.8% on the year before Nearest station Hall i' th' Wood 3.1 km in a straight line

Where BL1 7NP is, and what is near it

Map of BL1 7NP and what is near it Map of BL1 7NP: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the BL1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL1 7AA: also in BL1 7BL1 7AB: also in BL1 7BL1 7AD: also in BL1 7BL1 7AE: also in BL1 7BL1 7AF: also in BL1 7BL1 7AG: also in BL1 7BL1 7AJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7AL: also in BL1 7BL1 7AN: also in BL1 7BL1 7AP: also in BL1 7BL1 7AR: also in BL1 7BL1 7AS: also in BL1 7BL1 7AT: also in BL1 7BL1 7AU: also in BL1 7BL1 7AW: also in BL1 7BL1 7AX: also in BL1 7BL1 7AY: also in BL1 7BL1 7AZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7BA: also in BL1 7BL1 7BB: also in BL1 7BL1 7BD: also in BL1 7BL1 7BE: also in BL1 7BL1 7BF: also in BL1 7BL1 7BG: also in BL1 7BL1 7BH: also in BL1 7BL1 7BJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7BL: also in BL1 7BL1 7BN: also in BL1 7BL1 7BP: also in BL1 7BL1 7BQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7BR: also in BL1 7BL1 7BS: also in BL1 7BL1 7BT: also in BL1 7BL1 7BU: also in BL1 7BL1 7BW: also in BL1 7BL1 7BX: also in BL1 7BL1 7BY: also in BL1 7BL1 7BZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7DA: also in BL1 7BL1 7DB: also in BL1 7BL1 7DD: also in BL1 7BL1 7DE: also in BL1 7BL1 7DF: also in BL1 7BL1 7DG: also in BL1 7BL1 7DH: also in BL1 7BL1 7DJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7DL: also in BL1 7BL1 7DN: also in BL1 7BL1 7DP: also in BL1 7BL1 7DQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7DR: also in BL1 7BL1 7DS: also in BL1 7BL1 7DT: also in BL1 7BL1 7DU: also in BL1 7BL1 7DW: also in BL1 7BL1 7DX: also in BL1 7BL1 7DY: also in BL1 7BL1 7DZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7EA: also in BL1 7BL1 7EB: also in BL1 7BL1 7EE: also in BL1 7BL1 7EF: also in BL1 7BL1 7EG: also in BL1 7BL1 7EH: also in BL1 7BL1 7EJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7EL: also in BL1 7BL1 7EN: also in BL1 7BL1 7EP: also in BL1 7BL1 7EQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7ER: also in BL1 7BL1 7ES: also in BL1 7BL1 7ET: also in BL1 7BL1 7EU: also in BL1 7BL1 7EW: also in BL1 7BL1 7EX: also in BL1 7BL1 7EY: also in BL1 7BL1 7EZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7GD: also in BL1 7BL1 7GE: also in BL1 7BL1 7HA: also in BL1 7BL1 7HB: also in BL1 7BL1 7HD: also in BL1 7BL1 7HE: also in BL1 7BL1 7HF: also in BL1 7BL1 7HG: also in BL1 7BL1 7HH: also in BL1 7BL1 7HJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7HL: also in BL1 7BL1 7HN: also in BL1 7BL1 7HP: also in BL1 7BL1 7HQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7HR: also in BL1 7BL1 7HS: also in BL1 7BL1 7HT: also in BL1 7BL1 7HU: also in BL1 7BL1 7HW: also in BL1 7BL1 7HX: also in BL1 7BL1 7HY: also in BL1 7BL1 7HZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7JA: also in BL1 7BL1 7JB: also in BL1 7BL1 7JD: also in BL1 7BL1 7JE: also in BL1 7BL1 7JF: also in BL1 7BL1 7JG: also in BL1 7BL1 7JH: also in BL1 7BL1 7JJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7JL: also in BL1 7BL1 7JN: also in BL1 7BL1 7JP: also in BL1 7BL1 7JQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7JR: also in BL1 7BL1 7JS: also in BL1 7BL1 7JT: also in BL1 7BL1 7JU: also in BL1 7BL1 7JW: also in BL1 7BL1 7JY: also in BL1 7BL1 7JZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7LA: also in BL1 7BL1 7LB: also in BL1 7BL1 7LD: also in BL1 7BL1 7LE: also in BL1 7BL1 7LF: also in BL1 7BL1 7LG: also in BL1 7BL1 7LH: also in BL1 7BL1 7LN: also in BL1 7BL1 7LP: also in BL1 7BL1 7LQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7LR: also in BL1 7BL1 7LS: also in BL1 7BL1 7LT: also in BL1 7BL1 7LU: also in BL1 7BL1 7LW: also in BL1 7BL1 7LY: also in BL1 7BL1 7LZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7NA: also in BL1 7BL1 7NB: also in BL1 7BL1 7ND: also in BL1 7BL1 7NE: also in BL1 7BL1 7NF: also in BL1 7BL1 7NG: also in BL1 7BL1 7NH: also in BL1 7BL1 7NJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7NL: also in BL1 7BL1 7NN: also in BL1 7BL1 7NS: also in BL1 7BL1 7NU: also in BL1 7BL1 7NW: also in BL1 7BL1 7NX: also in BL1 7BL1 7NY: also in BL1 7BL1 7NZ: also in BL1 7BL1 7PA: also in BL1 7BL1 7PB: also in BL1 7BL1 7PE: also in BL1 7BL1 7PF: also in BL1 7BL1 7PG: also in BL1 7BL1 7PH: also in BL1 7BL1 7PJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7PL: also in BL1 7BL1 7PP: also in BL1 7BL1 7PQ: also in BL1 7BL1 7PR: also in BL1 7BL1 7PS: also in BL1 7BL1 7PT: also in BL1 7BL1 7PU: also in BL1 7BL1 7PW: also in BL1 7BL1 7QA: also in BL1 7BL1 7QB: also in BL1 7BL1 7QD: also in BL1 7BL1 7QE: also in BL1 7BL1 7QF: also in BL1 7BL1 7QG: also in BL1 7BL1 7QS: also in BL1 7BL1 7QT: also in BL1 7BL1 7QU: also in BL1 7BL1 7RU: also in BL1 7BL1 7SJ: also in BL1 7BL1 7TA: also in BL1 7BL1 7TB: also in BL1 7BL1 7TD: also in BL1 7 Hall i' th' Wood station 3.1 kmBromley Cross station 3.5 kmAstley Bridge BL1 7NP Map of BL1 7NP and what is near it Map of BL1 7NP: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the BL1 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bromley Cross station 3.5 kmAstley Bridge BL1 7NP
  • BL1 7NP
  • Other postcodes in BL1 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 53.6017, longitude -2.4590)

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 7NP?

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 7NP?

Every home and business at BL1 7NP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bolton: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bolton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bolton.

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 7NP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL1 7NP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL1 7NP 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 7NP 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 7NP.

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 7NP: 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 7NP 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 7NP?

Homes in BL1 7 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 107 sales, up 7.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£218,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £173,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £111,750 20 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 7NP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BL1 7NP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 August 2025. 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 7NP

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BL1 7NP. 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 7NP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around BL1 7NP. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (39%). 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 7NP

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 10 (2%)£1,600
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,866
Band Cabout 190 (29%)£2,133
Band Dabout 220 (34%)£2,400
Band Eabout 80 (12%)£2,933
Band Fabout 80 (12%)£3,466
Band Gabout 60 (9%)£4,000
Band Hwithheld£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 39% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 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 7NP is in (ONS area E01004924), 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 7NP?

The nearest open schools to BL1 7NP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL1 7NP is Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Bromley Cross 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.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Smithills Hall, 53 m away.

More stations near BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

The nearest to the centre of BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

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 7NP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL1 7NP, 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 7NP?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL1 7NP 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 7NP in a conservation area?

The centre of BL1 7NP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 7NP?

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 7NP. 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 7NP

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
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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