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BL3 2PH · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 16 JUN 2026

BL3 2PH

Neighbourhood Report

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

NestScope Score
49/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 3,116 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around BL3 2PH.

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.

Schools47/100
8Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

45 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 68 schools in total

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great LeverGood · 0.0 miBirtenshaw College0.5 miLord's School0.6 miSs Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonGood · 0.6 miAll Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood · 0.7 miMount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary AcademyRequires Improvement · 0.7 mi

Nearest top-rated: St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety62/100
0crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · no crimes in 400m last month

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare69/100
33GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 32 GP, 1 hospital, 12 dentists, pharmacy 0.5 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BEEHIVE SURGERY — 0.5 mi

Transport72/100
Moses Gate Rail Station0.5 mi

27 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space62/100
13green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 15 ha total — largest park 6.6 ha (0.38 mi away)

Nearest: St Michael's Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities87/100
30supermarkets

30 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, Aldi, Asda, Lidl… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.8 mi

Nearest: Spar Manchester Road — 0.4 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near BL3 2PH.

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
12.2µg/m³

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

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
62dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
48dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in BL3.

Average sold price by property type across the BL3 district, 2021–2026 — 3,657 sales.

£0£100k£200k£300k£400k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£351k▲ 28.8%
Semi-detached£207k▲ 23.4%
Terraced£151k▲ 41.7%
Flat£95k▲ 14.8%

District-level averages (BL3) — 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 BL3 2PH

BL3 2PH scores 49/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Spar Manchester Road about 7 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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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.