BL7 9JU postcode in Bolton, England

BL7 9JU 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 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 £260,000 Homes sold in BL7 9, last 12 months. ▼ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Bromley Cross 600 m in a straight line

Where BL7 9JU is, and what is near it

Map of BL7 9JU and what is near it Map of BL7 9JU: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the BL7 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. BL7 9AG: also in BL7 9BL7 9AP: also in BL7 9BL7 9AQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9AR: also in BL7 9BL7 9AS: also in BL7 9BL7 9AT: 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 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 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 9DP: also in BL7 9BL7 9DS: also in BL7 9BL7 9DU: also in BL7 9BL7 9DW: also in BL7 9BL7 9GB: also in BL7 9BL7 9GE: also in BL7 9BL7 9GL: also in BL7 9BL7 9GW: also in BL7 9BL7 9GX: also in BL7 9BL7 9HT: also in BL7 9BL7 9JB: 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 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 9LE: also in BL7 9BL7 9LF: also in BL7 9BL7 9LG: also in BL7 9BL7 9LH: also in BL7 9BL7 9LJ: also in BL7 9BL7 9LL: also in BL7 9BL7 9LN: also in BL7 9BL7 9LP: also in BL7 9BL7 9LQ: also in BL7 9BL7 9LR: also in BL7 9BL7 9LS: also in BL7 9BL7 9LT: also in BL7 9BL7 9LW: also in BL7 9BL7 9LX: also in BL7 9BL7 9LY: also in BL7 9BL7 9LZ: also in BL7 9BL7 9NA: also in BL7 9BL7 9NB: also in BL7 9BL7 9ND: also in BL7 9BL7 9NE: also in BL7 9BL7 9NF: also in BL7 9BL7 9NG: also in BL7 9BL7 9NH: also in BL7 9BL7 9NL: also in BL7 9BL7 9NS: also in BL7 9BL7 9NW: also in BL7 9BL7 9NX: also in BL7 9BL7 9PD: also in BL7 9BL7 9PX: also in BL7 9BL7 9QB: also in BL7 9BL7 9QG: also in BL7 9BL7 9QN: also in BL7 9BL7 9RG: also in BL7 9BL7 9RR: also in BL7 9BL7 9XS: also in BL7 9BL7 9XT: also in BL7 9BL7 9XU: also in BL7 9 GP 1.2 kmBromley Cross BL7 9JU Map of BL7 9JU and what is near it Map of BL7 9JU: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the BL7 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.2 kmBromley Cross BL7 9JU
  • BL7 9JU
  • Other postcodes in BL7 9: 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 53.6173, longitude -2.4183)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL7 9JU?

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 9JU?

Every home and business at BL7 9JU 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 BL7 9JU?

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

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

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 9JU: 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 9JU 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 9JU?

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 9JU

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around BL7 9JU. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (43%). 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 9JU

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 140 (18%)£1,600
Band Babout 40 (5%)£1,866
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,133
Band Dabout 180 (24%)£2,400
Band Eabout 150 (20%)£2,933
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,466
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,000
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 43% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 9JU is in (ONS area E01004805), 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 BL7 9JU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL7 9JU is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bromley Cross Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 2.2 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 The Crescent, 62 m away.

More stations near BL7 9JU, 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 9JU?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of BL7 9JU 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.

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 BL7 9JU?

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

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 9JU?

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

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

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

The centre of BL7 9JU 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 BL7 9JU?

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 9JU. 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 9JU

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
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

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

BL7 9JT40 mBL7 9JX50 mBL7 9JS50 mBL7 9JR90 mBL7 9JZ90 mBL7 9JY110 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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