BL1 7EJ

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in June 1998

BL1 7EJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL1 7EJ

Embsay Close - 24 properties, USRN 3401445

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6063 / 53°36'22"N

Longitude: -2.4427 / 2°26'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 536876 5939861

OS Easting: 370806

OS Northing: 412279

OS Grid: SD708122

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR CVCQ.YZ

Mapcode Global: WH97N.GM17

Open Location Code: 9C5VJH44+GW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83so65

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6242 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL1 7EJ on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:48

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL1 7EJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL1 7EJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
21 March 2022	24 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£200,000
1 December 2021	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£164,000
19 November 2020	7 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£240,000
3 May 2019	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£142,000
1 February 2019	14 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£295,000
20 February 2018	5 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£190,000
31 August 2017	8 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£278,500
20 February 2017	10 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£235,000
5 February 2016	24 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£132,500
4 December 2014	11 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£170,000
20 June 2014	6 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£150,000
3 September 2012	16 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£155,000
22 December 2011	3 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£150,000
30 June 2010	34 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£147,500
27 October 2009	8 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£180,000
13 August 2009	18 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£156,000
7 December 2007	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£118,000
9 February 2004	10 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£175,000
9 January 2004	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£88,000
12 December 2003	20 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£118,000
29 August 2003	30 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£98,500
20 December 2002	4 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£146,000
1 November 2002	24 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£99,950
14 June 2002	5 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£115,950
29 June 2001	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£60,000
18 December 2000	18 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£92,000
6 July 2000	1 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£105,000
3 April 2000	11 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£82,000
12 July 1999	9 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£82,300
2 July 1999	5 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£85,000
25 September 1998	2 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£112,475
26 June 1998	6 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£83,775
26 June 1998	32 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£58,000
26 June 1998	34 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£58,000
25 June 1998	28 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£52,000
25 June 1998	20 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£58,000
25 June 1998	26 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£52,000
24 June 1998	8 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£48,975
19 June 1998	30 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£58,000
19 June 1998	22 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£58,000
18 June 1998	18 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£83,775
29 May 1998	12 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£64,300
29 May 1998	7 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£95,200
29 May 1998	16 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£79,850
28 May 1998	11 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£74,200
22 May 1998	5 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£81,850
1 May 1998	9 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£79,850
17 April 1998	3 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£79,850
27 March 1998	1 Embsay Close, Bolton BL1 7EJ	Detached	Leasehold	£110,750

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL1 7EJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bolton North East

MP

Kirith Entwistle Labour

Bolton Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Astley Bridge

Councillors

Hilary Fairclough Conservative

John Walsh Conservative

Toby Hewitt Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL1 7EJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00024148		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01004772	Bolton 005C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000988	Bolton 005	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014818	Astley Bridge	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000001	Bolton	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001110	Bolton North East	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004652		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000016	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000155	Bolton, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008201	Bolton (Bolton)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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