BL1 2 postcode sector in the BL1 district

BL1 2 is a sector of the BL1 district: every postcode that starts BL1 2. It has 201 postcodes in use, 6 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the BL1 2 sector, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in the BL1 2 sector, by flood risk Of the 201 postcodes in the BL1 2 sector that ONS places, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst and 180 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Bolton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A666A676 BL1 2AA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2BZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2DZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2ER: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2EX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2FP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2FQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2FS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2FT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2FU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2HZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2JZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2LZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2ND: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2NZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2PG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2PN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2PR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2PS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2PU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2QZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2RZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2ST: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2SZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2TX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UT: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UU: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UX: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UY: not on the flood risk listBL1 2UZ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XA: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XB: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XD: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XE: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XF: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XG: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XH: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XJ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XL: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XN: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XP: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XQ: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XR: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XS: not on the flood risk listBL1 2XW: not on the flood risk listBL1 2AS: low flood risk at worstBL1 2AX: low flood risk at worstBL1 2AZ: low flood risk at worstBL1 2BB: low flood risk at worstBL1 2BY: low flood risk at worstBL1 2JU: low flood risk at worstBL1 2PB: low flood risk at worstBL1 2PF: low flood risk at worstBL1 2PH: low flood risk at worstBL1 2PP: low flood risk at worstBL1 2PT: low flood risk at worstBL1 2QB: low flood risk at worstBL1 2QE: low flood risk at worstBL1 2QG: low flood risk at worstBL1 2RG: low flood risk at worstBL1 2RR: low flood risk at worstBL1 2TE: low flood risk at worstBL1 2JS: medium flood risk at worstBL1 2QN: medium flood risk at worstBL1 2QQ: medium flood risk at worstBL1 2QY: medium flood risk at worst Bolton Map of every postcode in the BL1 2 sector, by flood risk Of the 201 postcodes in the BL1 2 sector that ONS places, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst and 180 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Bolton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bolton
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 17
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 180

Of the 201 postcodes in the BL1 2 sector that ONS places, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 17 are at low risk at worst and 180 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BL1 2QQ4 at medium riskBL1 2QY4 at medium riskBL1 2QN2 at medium riskBL1 2JS1 at medium risk

What do homes sell for in BL1 2?

Homes in BL1 2 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9 sales, down 9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£155,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start BL1 2. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in BL1 2

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

BL1 2AABL1 2ABBL1 2ADBL1 2AEBL1 2AFBL1 2AHBL1 2ALBL1 2ANBL1 2APBL1 2AQBL1 2ARBL1 2ASBL1 2AXBL1 2AYBL1 2AZBL1 2BBBL1 2BEBL1 2BGBL1 2BJBL1 2BNBL1 2BPBL1 2BQBL1 2BSBL1 2BXBL1 2BYBL1 2BZBL1 2DDBL1 2DEBL1 2DGBL1 2DJBL1 2DLBL1 2DPBL1 2DQBL1 2DRBL1 2DTBL1 2DXBL1 2DZBL1 2EABL1 2EFBL1 2EGBL1 2EHBL1 2EJBL1 2ELBL1 2ENBL1 2EQBL1 2ERBL1 2EWBL1 2EXBL1 2FPBL1 2FQBL1 2FRBL1 2FSBL1 2FTBL1 2FUBL1 2HABL1 2HBBL1 2HDBL1 2HEBL1 2HFBL1 2HGBL1 2HJBL1 2HLBL1 2HNBL1 2HSBL1 2HTBL1 2HYBL1 2HZBL1 2JABL1 2JBBL1 2JDBL1 2JEBL1 2JFBL1 2JGBL1 2JHBL1 2JJBL1 2JLBL1 2JPBL1 2JQBL1 2JRBL1 2JSBL1 2JTBL1 2JUBL1 2JXBL1 2JYBL1 2JZBL1 2LABL1 2LBBL1 2LDBL1 2LEBL1 2LFBL1 2LGBL1 2LHBL1 2LLBL1 2LNBL1 2LPBL1 2LQBL1 2LRBL1 2LSBL1 2LTBL1 2LUBL1 2LWBL1 2LYBL1 2LZBL1 2NDBL1 2NEBL1 2NFBL1 2NJBL1 2NLBL1 2NNBL1 2NPBL1 2NQBL1 2NUBL1 2NWBL1 2NXBL1 2NYBL1 2NZBL1 2PBBL1 2PFBL1 2PGBL1 2PHBL1 2PNBL1 2PPBL1 2PRBL1 2PSBL1 2PTBL1 2PUBL1 2QABL1 2QBBL1 2QDBL1 2QEBL1 2QFBL1 2QGBL1 2QHBL1 2QJBL1 2QLBL1 2QNBL1 2QPBL1 2QQBL1 2QRBL1 2QTBL1 2QUBL1 2QWBL1 2QYBL1 2QZBL1 2RDBL1 2RFBL1 2RGBL1 2RNBL1 2RQBL1 2RRBL1 2RUBL1 2RWBL1 2RXBL1 2RYBL1 2RZBL1 2SABL1 2SBBL1 2SEBL1 2SFBL1 2SGBL1 2SLBL1 2SPBL1 2SQBL1 2SRBL1 2SSBL1 2STBL1 2SXBL1 2SYBL1 2SZBL1 2TDBL1 2TEBL1 2TFBL1 2THBL1 2TJBL1 2TLBL1 2TNBL1 2TQBL1 2TTBL1 2TWBL1 2TXBL1 2UABL1 2UTBL1 2UUBL1 2UXBL1 2UYBL1 2UZBL1 2XABL1 2XBBL1 2XDBL1 2XEBL1 2XFBL1 2XGBL1 2XHBL1 2XJBL1 2XLBL1 2XNBL1 2XPBL1 2XQBL1 2XRBL1 2XSBL1 2XW

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

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