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Bolton (BL)

Local facts, tools and insights for Bolton (BL)

Living in Bolton (BL)

Several well-rated schools nearby, multiple rail stations serve the area, recent local sales data is available, flood risk is generally low across much of the area, though street-level conditions can vary. Air quality is broadly good, though conditions may vary by street.

At a glance

Quick answers about living in Bolton (BL)

Is Bolton (BL) a good place to live?

Bolton (BL) has several well-rated schools nearby and rail stations serving the area.

Are there good schools in Bolton (BL)?

Yes. 30 schools within 2 mi — 5 Outstanding, 10 Good (Ofsted).

What should buyers or renters check street by street in Bolton (BL)?

Flood risk, train noise and air quality can vary by street, so these should be checked using the relevant maps and local tools before choosing a property.

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school Schools 30 schools within 2 mi — 5 Outstanding, 10 Good (Ofsted)

**About Ofsted inspection information:** Overall inspection ratings shown here reflect data last updated in July 2025. Support for displaying newer Ofsted report cards will be added to school summary pages in a future update.
School	Type	Ofsted	Distance
Bolton Sixth Form College	16 plus	Not rated	0.3 mi
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School	Primary	Not rated	0.5 mi
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy	Primary	Good	0.5 mi
University Collegiate School	Secondary	Not rated	0.5 mi
Bolton College	16 plus	Not rated	0.5 mi
Gaskell Community Primary School	Primary	Not rated	0.6 mi
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School	Primary	Not rated	0.6 mi
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good	0.6 mi
Susan Isaacs Nursery School	Nursery	Not rated	0.6 mi
The Olive School, Bolton	Primary	Outstanding	0.7 mi
Pikes Lane Primary School	Primary	Not rated	0.7 mi
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton	Primary	Good	0.7 mi
Pikes Lane Nursery School	Nursery	Not rated	0.8 mi
Clarendon Primary School	Primary	Good	0.8 mi
Gilnow Primary School	Primary	Good	0.8 mi
The Valley Community Primary School	Primary	Outstanding	0.9 mi
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School	Primary	Good	0.9 mi
Bolton Muslim Girls School	Secondary	Not rated	0.9 mi
Brownlow Fold Primary School	Primary	Good	0.9 mi
Moorgate Primary School	Primary	Outstanding	1.0 mi
Sunning Hill Primary School	Primary	Not rated	1.0 mi
Chalfont Primary Community School	Primary	Not rated	1.0 mi
Tonge Moor Primary Academy	Primary	Good	1.0 mi
Tonge Moor Primary School	Primary	Not rated	1.0 mi
Eden Boys' School, Bolton	Secondary	Outstanding	1.1 mi
Alexandra Nursery School	Nursery	Not rated	1.1 mi
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge	Primary	Good	1.1 mi
Wolfenden Primary School	Primary	Not rated	1.1 mi
Oxford Grove Primary School	Primary	Outstanding	1.1 mi
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell	Primary	Good	1.1 mi

directions_railway Transport 3 rail stations within 2 miles of the area centre

Station	Distance
Bolton Rail Station	0.3 mi
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station	1.5 mi
Moses Gate Rail Station	1.9 mi

water Flood risk Flood risk is generally low across much of the area — check the flood map for street-level detail

volume_up Train noise Railway noise may affect streets closer to rail lines — use the noise map to check specific locations

air Air quality Good air quality (PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³) — conditions vary by street

payments House prices Median sold price (12 mo): £200,000 across 2,175 sales

local_hospital Healthcare 86 GP surgeries within 2 miles, with A&E hospitals within easy reach

Name	Type	Distance
TIER 2 DERMATOLOGY SERVICE	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
ORTHOPAEDIC & RHEUMATOLOGY	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
BOLTON PCT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
MINOR TREATMENT CLINIC	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
BOLTON GP FED WEEKEND SERVICE OOH	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
BETTER DAYS	GP Surgery	0.1 mi
BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE	GP Surgery	0.2 mi
THE PARALLEL	GP Surgery	0.2 mi
UNIT 10A - BOLTON - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	0.2 mi
PRE OP ASSESSMENT CLINIC	GP Surgery	0.4 mi
DIABETES CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.4 mi
UNIT 10A - BOLTON - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2	GP Surgery	0.4 mi
ACHIEVE BOLTON RECOVERY SERVICE	GP Surgery	0.5 mi
BRADFORD STREET SURGERY	GP Surgery	0.5 mi
BOLTON HOSPICE	GP Surgery	0.6 mi
KUMAR A	GP Surgery	0.6 mi
DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.6 mi
3D MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.7 mi
HALLIWELL SURGERY 3	GP Surgery	0.7 mi
HALLIWELL SURGERY 2	GP Surgery	0.7 mi
DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN	GP Surgery	0.7 mi
TIER 2-GENERAL SURGERY	GP Surgery	0.8 mi
PIKES LANE 1	GP Surgery	0.8 mi
DR S NASEEF	GP Surgery	0.8 mi
AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP	GP Surgery	0.8 mi
OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE	GP Surgery	0.8 mi
LOOMBA Y	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
GREAT LEVER ONE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 3	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
BURNSIDE SURGERY	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
CHARLOTTE STREET SURGERY	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
BOLTON OOH	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
BARDOC GP OOH	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	0.9 mi
WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.0 mi
ST LUKE'S DROP-IN CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.0 mi
TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.0 mi
GP SAFEHAVEN SCHEME	GP Surgery	1.0 mi
BEEHIVE SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.1 mi
INTERMEDIATE CARE	GP Surgery	1.1 mi
AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.1 mi
DALEFIELD SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.1 mi
AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2	GP Surgery	1.1 mi
TONGE MOOR HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.2 mi
DR G S LANCASHIRE	GP Surgery	1.2 mi
TONGE MOOR HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2	GP Surgery	1.2 mi
BUNN DT	GP Surgery	1.2 mi
JONES IN	GP Surgery	1.2 mi
ARIFF & PARTNER	GP Surgery	1.3 mi
CORNERSTONE SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.3 mi
CORNERSTONES SURGERY - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.3 mi
SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.3 mi
ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.4 mi
THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE	GP Surgery	1.5 mi
CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.5 mi
SINGH S	GP Surgery	1.5 mi
SPRING HOUSE SURGERY	GP Surgery	1.6 mi
DEANE CLINIC 1	GP Surgery	1.6 mi
WOODS CJ	GP Surgery	1.6 mi
BOLTON BOWEL CANCER SCREENING CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
NEURO-REHAB SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPT	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
URGENT CARE UNIT	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
NON MEDICAL PRESCRIBING	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
WALKDEN ANTE-NATAL CLINIC	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
A & E NON MEDICAL PRESCRIBERS	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.7 mi
BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 3	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
ALASTAIR ROSS HEALTH CENTRE	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
EATING DISORDER SERVICE BOLTON	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
NEUROLOGY LONG TERM CONDITIONS	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
INTERGRATED COMMUNITY PAEDIATRIC SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
ABL HEALTH	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
ABL HEALTH	GP Surgery	1.9 mi
BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE CIC - LADYBRIDGE SURGERY	GP Surgery	2.0 mi
ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL	A&E Hospital	1.7 mi