BL7 9GG postcode in Bolton, England

BL7 9GG is a postcode in Bolton, in the Bromley Cross ward. It is in the Bolton North East parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since June 2026.

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 Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in BL7 9, last 12 months. ▼ 5.9% on the year before Nearest school Birtenshaw School Bolton 0 m in a straight line Nearest station Bromley Cross 450 m in a straight line

Where BL7 9GG is, and what is near it

Map of BL7 9GG and what is near it Map of BL7 9GG: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the BL7 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL7 9AA: also in BL7 9BL7 9AB: also in BL7 9BL7 9AD: also in BL7 9BL7 9AE: also in BL7 9BL7 9AF: also in BL7 9BL7 9AG: also in BL7 9BL7 9AQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9AT: also in BL7 9BL7 9AU: also in BL7 9BL7 9BA: also in BL7 9BL7 9BE: also in BL7 9BL7 9BG: also in BL7 9BL7 9BH: also in BL7 9BL7 9BJ: also in BL7 9BL7 9BL: also in BL7 9BL7 9BN: also in BL7 9BL7 9BP: also in BL7 9BL7 9BQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9BR: also in BL7 9BL7 9BS: also in BL7 9BL7 9BT: also in BL7 9BL7 9BU: also in BL7 9BL7 9BW: also in BL7 9BL7 9BX: also in BL7 9BL7 9BY: also in BL7 9BL7 9BZ: also in BL7 9BL7 9DA: also in BL7 9BL7 9DB: also in BL7 9BL7 9DD: also in BL7 9BL7 9DE: also in BL7 9BL7 9DF: also in BL7 9BL7 9DG: also in BL7 9BL7 9DH: also in BL7 9BL7 9DL: also in BL7 9BL7 9DN: also in BL7 9BL7 9DP: also in BL7 9BL7 9DQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9DR: also in BL7 9BL7 9DS: also in BL7 9BL7 9DT: also in BL7 9BL7 9DU: also in BL7 9BL7 9DW: also in BL7 9BL7 9DY: also in BL7 9BL7 9GA: also in BL7 9BL7 9GB: also in BL7 9BL7 9GE: also in BL7 9BL7 9GL: also in BL7 9BL7 9HD: also in BL7 9BL7 9HN: also in BL7 9BL7 9HP: also in BL7 9BL7 9HQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9HR: also in BL7 9BL7 9HT: also in BL7 9BL7 9HW: also in BL7 9BL7 9JD: also in BL7 9BL7 9JE: also in BL7 9BL7 9JF: also in BL7 9BL7 9JG: also in BL7 9BL7 9JH: also in BL7 9BL7 9JJ: also in BL7 9BL7 9JL: also in BL7 9BL7 9JN: also in BL7 9BL7 9JP: also in BL7 9BL7 9JQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9JR: also in BL7 9BL7 9JS: also in BL7 9BL7 9JT: also in BL7 9BL7 9JU: also in BL7 9BL7 9JW: also in BL7 9BL7 9JX: also in BL7 9BL7 9JY: also in BL7 9BL7 9JZ: also in BL7 9BL7 9LA: also in BL7 9BL7 9LB: also in BL7 9BL7 9LD: also in BL7 9BL7 9LH: also in BL7 9BL7 9LL: also in BL7 9BL7 9LR: also in BL7 9BL7 9LS: also in BL7 9BL7 9LT: also in BL7 9BL7 9LU: also in BL7 9BL7 9LX: also in BL7 9BL7 9LY: also in BL7 9BL7 9NA: also in BL7 9BL7 9NB: also in BL7 9BL7 9NE: also in BL7 9BL7 9NF: also in BL7 9BL7 9NG: also in BL7 9BL7 9NH: also in BL7 9BL7 9QG: also in BL7 9BL7 9RG: also in BL7 9BL7 9XR: also in BL7 9BL7 9XS: also in BL7 9BL7 9XT: also in BL7 9BL7 9XU: also in BL7 9BL7 9YA: also in BL7 9BL7 9YB: also in BL7 9BL7 9YD: also in BL7 9BL7 9YE: also in BL7 9BL7 9YF: also in BL7 9BL7 9YG: also in BL7 9BL7 9YH: also in BL7 9BL7 9YJ: also in BL7 9BL7 9YL: also in BL7 9BL7 9YQ: also in BL7 9 GP 1.1 kmHall i' th' Wood station 1.5 kmBromley Cross BL7 9GG Map of BL7 9GG and what is near it Map of BL7 9GG: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the BL7 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Hall i' th' Wood station 1.5 kmBromley Cross BL7 9GG
  • BL7 9GG
  • Other postcodes in BL7 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 53.6111, longitude -2.4156)

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 BL7 9GG?

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 BL7 9GG?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for BL7 9GG. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 BL7 9GG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL7 9GG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG.

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 BL7 9GG: 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 BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG?

Homes in BL7 9 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 161 sales, down 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£276,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 58 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,250 28 sales
  • Terraced £205,000 54 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £170,000 21 sales

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

Across the whole BL7 district: a typical £287,500 from 207 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 BL7 9GG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around BL7 9GG. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (40%). 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 BL7 9GG

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 40 (6%)£1,600
Band Babout 70 (10%)£1,866
Band Cabout 310 (44%)£2,133
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,400
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,933
Band Fabout 60 (8%)£3,466
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,000
Band Hwithheld£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 40% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 BL7 9GG is in (ONS area E01004806), rounded by the VOA.

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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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest open schools to BL7 9GG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL7 9GG is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bromley Cross Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Birtenshaw School, 145 m away.

More stations near BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BL7 9GG on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near BL7 9GG?

The nearest to the centre of BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL7 9GG, 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 BL7 9GG?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG in a conservation area?

The centre of BL7 9GG 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 BL7 9GG?

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 BL7 9GG. 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 BL7 9GG

Ward
Bromley Cross
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
June 2026

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

BL7 9AB10 mBL7 9BP180 mBL7 9AA210 mBL7 9BW220 mBL7 9LU250 mBL7 9GB280 m
All of BL7

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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