BL2 3AR
a primarily residential postcode in Castle Hill, Bolton
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.6005 / 53°36'1"N
Longitude: -2.4111 / 2°24'39"W
OS Eastings: 372894
OS Northings: 411621
OS Grid: SD728116
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR CVLT.T2
Mapcode Global: WH97N.YR1P
Plus Code: 9C5VJH2Q+5H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO83to04
What Three Birds: phoebe.bobolink.quail
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Ripley Street, Bolton BL2 3AR
Summary
BL2 3AR is a primarily residential postcode in Castle Hill, Bolton. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £88,338 to £199,995 with an average of £134,992.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
The average commercial rateable value is £33,750. The most common recorded business type is School.
Bolton is a town, which had a population of 194,189 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 46 people resident in BL2 3AR, of which 28 were male and 18 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
BL2 3AR is in the Manchester travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bolton Teaching Primary Care Trust.
BL2 3AR is approximately 125m (410ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in BL2 3AR
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing BL2 3AR
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for BL2 3AR
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near BL2 3AR include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of BL2 3AR are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Bolton Borough Council
Ward
Crompton
Councillors
Rabiya Jiva (Labour)
Martin Samuel McMulkin (Independent)
Emily Mort (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Bolton North East
MP
Mark Logan (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for BL2 3AR.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near BL2 3AR.
Primary
St Columba's RC Primary School
Ripley Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 3AR
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Castle Hill Primary School
Castle Hill Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 2JT
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU BL1 8RX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Maxentius CofE Primary School
New Heys Way, Bradshaw, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4AE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Newnham Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 8QA
Academy Converter
Ages 2 - 11
Outstanding
Secondary
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 3BP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road, Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 8SN
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9LT
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane, Breightmet, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL2 4HU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 19
Needs improvement
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6PQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6JS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Swan Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 6TQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Little Lever School
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 1BT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Tottington High School
Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3LY
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Mount St Joseph
Greenland Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL4 0HU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.