BL2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bolton, Tonge Moor and Bradley Fold, in Bolton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 83% of people in BL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BL2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of BL2?
BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census.
BL2 is the 255th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in BL2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL2 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BL2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton 002A | 1,359 | No figure | 10 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 002B | 1,418 | No figure | 6 | 95.3% |
| Bolton 002E | 1,557 | No figure | 9 | 98.9% |
| Bolton 006A | 1,194 | No figure | 10 | 97.9% |
| Bolton 006B | 1,523 | No figure | 4 | 98.7% |
| Bolton 006C | 1,450 | No figure | 7 | 93.9% |
| Bolton 006D | 1,453 | No figure | 9 | 78.2% |
| Bolton 006E | 1,323 | No figure | 8 | 94.1% |
| Bolton 006F | 1,409 | No figure | 10 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 010B | 1,432 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 010C | 2,301 | No figure | 1 | 97.2% |
| Bolton 010D | 2,728 | No figure | 3 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 013A | 1,708 | No figure | 1 | 98.2% |
| Bolton 013B | 1,747 | No figure | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 013C | 2,122 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bolton 013D | 1,504 | No figure | 2 | 98.6% |
| Bolton 013E | 1,492 | No figure | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bolton 017A | 1,722 | No figure | 1 | 98.3% |
| Bolton 017B | 1,518 | No figure | 3 | 97.0% |
| Bolton 017C | 1,378 | No figure | 1 | 99.2% |
| Bolton 017D | 1,514 | No figure | 6 | 99.1% |
| Bolton 017E | 1,564 | No figure | 2 | 97.9% |
| Bolton 017F | 1,482 | No figure | 2 | 97.4% |
| Bolton 019A | 1,576 | No figure | 3 | 96.3% |
| Bolton 019B | 1,613 | No figure | 2 | 96.3% |
| Bolton 019C | 1,273 | No figure | 8 | 99.2% |
| Bolton 019D | 1,294 | No figure | 7 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 019E | 1,674 | No figure | 1 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 022E | 2,064 | No figure | 2 | 67.0% |
| Bury 012A | 1,471 | No figure | 9 | 85.2% |
| Bury 012C | 1,409 | No figure | 6 | 59.5% |
MPs for BL2
- Kirith EntwistleLabourMP for Bolton North East88% of BL2’s postcodes
- Mr James FrithLabourMP for Bury North8.6% of BL2’s postcodes
- Yasmin QureshiLabourMP for Bolton South and Walkden3.2% of BL2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BL27
Postcode sectors in BL26
Council1
Towns in BL22
Postcode districts next to BL25
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BL postcode area2
BL2 in brief
BL2 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Tonge Moor and Bradley Fold, in Bolton.
About 48,989 people lived in BL2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 605 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL2 was £210,000 in 2025.
BL2 had 47,574 usual residents at the census.
About 83% of people in BL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL2, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.