The bigger picture
Power cuts in BL1
Bolton · 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027
Area figures count periods without power across the district’s postcode sectors. They are not the number of cuts every household experienced, and they only cover cuts recorded since PowerLogs began. They are refreshed every hour; last updated 21:23.
Power cuts by month
2026/27Unplanned power cuts only. Months still to come are left empty.
30power cuts recorded
Across BL1’s postcode sectors
16lasting 3 hours or more
The length that counts towards repeat-cut compensation
5d 5hlongest power cut
Approximate where the end time is a window
A closer look at each sector
Full postcodes stay off public pages| Postcode sector | Power cuts | 3 hours or more | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL1 1 | 2 | 1 | 6h 25m |
| BL1 2 | 7 | 2 | 11h 20m |
| BL1 3 | 3 | 2 | 6h 05m |
| BL1 4 | 8 | 5 | 27h 03m |
| BL1 5 | 6 | 5 | 5d 5h |
| BL1 6 | 8 | 3 | 15h 22m |
| BL1 7 | 3 | 2 | 10h 17m |
| BL1 8 | 7 | 3 | 6h 46m |
One incident can cover several sectors, so sector figures do not add up to the district total. Sources and limits