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BL1 3HE · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

BL1 3HE

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
50/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,367 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around BL1 3HE.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Safety53/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare67/100
38GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 38 GP, 14 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: HALLIWELL SURGERY 2 — 0.1 mi

Transport61/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 31 bus stops nearby

Green space59/100
18green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 16.2 ha total — largest park 3.5 ha (0.32 mi away)

Nearest: St Thomas's Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities83/100
25supermarkets

25 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Farmfoods, Asda, Aldi… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 1.1 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow Fold — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near BL1 3HE.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
11.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in BL1.

Average sold price by property type across the BL1 district, 202120265,269 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£391k 12.6%
Semi-detached£268k 25.0%
Terraced£158k 27.4%
Flat£102k 8.7%

District-level averages (BL1) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About BL1 3HE

BL1 3HE scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow Fold about 7 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, BL1 3HE is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,367 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 10/10).

There are 57 schools within the typical catchment area, including 5 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 27 rated Good. The nearest school is St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.

Healthcare access is good, with 38 GP surgeries and 14 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HALLIWELL SURGERY 2, about 2 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 4 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near BL1 3HE. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 31 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 18 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 16.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Thomas's Church, within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 25 supermarkets in the wider area, including Morrisons, Farmfoods, Asda, Aldi and others. The nearest is Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow Fold, about 7 minutes' walk away. A public library is 1.1 mi away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore BL1 3HE on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.