BL2 postcode district
BL2 holds 1,152 live postcodes around Bolton, in Bolton, Bury.
No listed town or village has its centre in BL2; the nearest are on the neighbouring districts below.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Tonge with the Haulgh | 31% |
| Breightmet | 28% |
| Bradshaw | 26% |
| Radcliffe North & Ainsworth | 9% |
| Queens Park & Central | 3% |
| Bromley Cross | 2% |
| Little Lever & Darcy Lever | 1% |
| Great Lever | 1% |
| Halliwell | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Bolton North East | 88% |
| Bury North | 9% |
| Bolton South and Walkden | 3% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 3 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 56% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 24% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the BL area
BL0 · BL1 · BL3 · BL4 · BL5 · BL6 · BL7 · BL8 · BL9 · BL11 · BL78
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.