BL7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bolton, Edgworth and Egerton, in Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen.
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 BL7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in BL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BL7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of BL7?
BL7 had 15,135 usual residents at the census.
BL7 is the 1,015th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in BL7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL7 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 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 BL7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen 018D | 1,158 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 4.5% |
| Blackburn with Darwen 018E | 1,902 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 51.3% |
| Blackburn with Darwen 018F | 1,334 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 70.6% |
| Bolton 001B | 1,620 | No figure | 9 | 87.5% |
| Bolton 001C | 1,468 | No figure | 10 | 95.8% |
| Bolton 001D | 1,377 | No figure | 9 | 99.8% |
| Bolton 001E | 1,618 | No figure | 10 | 93.3% |
| Bolton 002C | 1,566 | No figure | 10 | 94.6% |
| Bolton 002D | 1,517 | No figure | 8 | 93.8% |
| Bolton 003E | 1,723 | No figure | 4 | 99.5% |
MPs for BL7
- Kirith EntwistleLabourMP for Bolton North East58% of BL7’s postcodes
- Andy MacNaeLabourMP for Rossendale and Darwen42% of BL7’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 BL72
Postcode sectors in BL73
Councils BL7 covers2
Towns in BL71
Postcode districts next to BL78
Nearest rail stations2
More in the BL postcode area2
BL7 in brief
BL7 is a postcode district covering Bolton, Edgworth and Egerton, in Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen.
About 15,254 people lived in BL7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £281,000 in 2025 across 269 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL7 was £281,000 in 2025.
BL7 had 15,135 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL7, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.