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BL3 2AN

Great Lever

Bolton

England / North West / Bolton / Burnden & Great Lever / Great Lever

Overview

Postcode BL3 2AN is located in a major urban area, within the Great Lever ward of Bolton in the North West region , and forms part of the Burnden & Great Lever area. It has very high deprivation level. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels. The average income of residents in Burnden & Great Lever is £33,000 per year. The nearest station is Bolton located about 0.5 miles away. There are 11 primary and 3 secondary schools in the area. There are 2 parks nearby, closest large park is Heywood Park.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
61%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Low

Deprivation level

10/10

Burnden & Great Lever has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 1,441 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 4% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Burnden & Great Lever has a very high crime rate.

Social housing

61%

Approximately 61.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 24.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

2/10

The average income of residents in Burnden & Great Lever is £33,000 per year.

Noise Level

Low

Low noise level (55.0-59.9 dB) from rail, approximately 275 ft away from BL3 2AN.

Flood risk

No risk

Burnden & Great Lever near BL3 2AN has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Bolton located about 0.5 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.5 mi

Bolton

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miHeywood ParkLarge
0.5 miGreat Lever ParkSmall

Schools

In the BL3 2AN postcode area, located within Burnden & Great Lever, there are 11 primary and 3 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miNot applicableBolton Islamic Girls SchoolOther independent school

Good

0.4 miPrimarySs Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonAcademy converter

Outstanding

0.4 miPrimaryBishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2025.