BL7 postcode area

The BL7 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton. Area Scores range from 0 to 97 across them.

In summary

The BL7 district contains both ends of the scale: Dunscar & Egerton at 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 in England) against Central Bolton at 1, a 96-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,000 in Central Bolton to £350,000 in Tockholes, Edgworth & Hoddlesden — a 3.3× gap within the BL7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dunscar & EgertonBolton 19797 £270,000
Bromley Cross & BradshawBolton 66390 £276,000
HarwoodBolton 1,42479 £280,000
Eagley & SharplesBolton 2,03470 £198,250
Tockholes, Edgworth & HoddlesdenBlackburn with Darwen 2,18568 £350,000
Central BoltonBolton 6,7981 £105,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL7.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.