BL POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Bolton mobile coverage EE indoors runs from 33% to 100% by district BL postcode area
No network wins Bolton on overall coverage: all four are within 3 points, but indoors O2 and Vodafone reach 100% of sampled addresses and EE 78%.
Bolton as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 980 addresses in 52 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Bolton
Where the networks split most
- BL3 Hulton, Rumworth, Chew Moor: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 33%.
- BL9 Bury, Eden, Besses: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 45%.
- BL4 Farnworth, Horwich, Hulton: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 67%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 33% in BL3 Hulton; 100% in 3 districts |
| Three | 72% in BL7 North Turton; 100% in 8 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 3 districts nearest the middle (BL1 Horwich, BL2 Bradshaw, BL3 Hulton) against the 3 furthest out (BL5 Westhoughton, BL6 Horwich, BL9 Bury): no network differs by 8 points or more between them.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL1 | Horwich, Bradshaw, Halliwell | 100% on all four | 105 |
| BL2 | Bradshaw, Halliwell, Ainsworth | 100% on all four | 209 |
| BL3 | Hulton, Rumworth, Chew Moor | EE 33%; the rest 100% | 146 |
| BL4 | Farnworth, Horwich, Hulton | EE 67%; the rest 100% | 128 |
| BL5 | Westhoughton, Horwich, Hulton | 100% on all four | 104 |
| BL6 | Horwich, Anderton, Blackrod | EE 93%; the rest 100% | 67 |
| BL7 | North Turton, Bradshaw, West Pennine | Three 72%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 50 |
| BL8 | Bury, North Turton, Elton | EE 96%; the rest 100% | 48 |
| BL9 | Bury, Eden, Besses | EE 45%; the rest 100% | 123 |
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