Bolton | |
|---|---|
  BL | |
| Coordinates:53°35′13″N2°24′29″W / 53.587°N 2.408°W /53.587; -2.408 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | BL |
| Postcode area name | Bolton |
| Post towns | 2 |
| Postcode districts | 10 |
| Postcode sectors | 53 |
| Postcodes (live) | 10,285 |
| Postcodes (total) | 13,912 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
TheBL postcode area, also known as theBolton postcode area,[2] is a group of ten postcode districts inNorth West England. These cover most of theMetropolitan Borough of Bolton and the northern and central parts of theMetropolitan Borough of Bury inGreater Manchester, plus small parts of the boroughs ofChorley,Rossendale andBlackburn with Darwen inLancashire.
Mail for theBL postcode area is processed at Manchester Mail Centre, along with mail for theM,OL andSK postcode areas.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL0 | BURY | Ramsbottom,Edenfield,Shuttleworth | Bury,Rossendale |
| BL1 | BOLTON | Bolton centre,Smithills,Halliwell,Heaton | Bolton |
| BL2 | BOLTON | Bolton centre,Ainsworth,Bradley Fold,Bradshaw,Breightmet,Harwood,Tonge Fold,Tonge Moor | Bolton, Bury |
| BL3 | BOLTON | Bolton centre,Little Lever,Great Lever,Darcy Lever,Deane | Bolton |
| BL4 | BOLTON | Farnworth,Kearsley | Bolton |
| BL5 | BOLTON | Over Hulton,Westhoughton | Bolton |
| BL6 | BOLTON | Blackrod,Horwich,Lostock,Rivington | Bolton,Chorley |
| BL7 | BOLTON | Belmont,Bromley Cross,Chapeltown,Edgworth,Egerton,Turton | Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton |
| BL8 | BURY | Bury centre,Brandlesholme,Greenmount,Affetside,Hawkshaw,Holcombe,Ramsbottom,Tottington,Walshaw | Bury |
| BL9 | BURY | Bury centre,Heap,Heap Bridge,Nangreaves,Summerseat,Unsworth,Walmersley,Bircle,Jericho | Bury |
