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BL1 5WQ

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL1 5WA 2 m
BL1 5WD 30 m
BL1 5EH 67 m
BL1 5AQ 74 m
BL1 5EF 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL1 5WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL1
Postcode sector
BL1 5
Latitude
53.583207
Longitude
-2.474280
British National Grid easting
368,698
British National Grid northing
409,727

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor · E05014826
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024528
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 018C · E01004843
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 018 · E02001001

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
57
Secondary
13

  1. Markland Hill Primary School

    Community school

    335 m

  2. Clevelands Prep School

    Other independent school

    470 m

  3. St Thomas of Canterbury RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    739 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL1 5 residents
11,896

Age bands in BL1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,272 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

2,729 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,372 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

2,567 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    625 m

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    915 m

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    1.2 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    1.5 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

    AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE, AVONDALE STREET, BOLTON, BL1 4JP

    ODS code P82010

    1.6 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    1.8 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    1.8 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    2.2 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    2.2 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

    PIKES LANE CENTRE, DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code Y03366

    2.2 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

    THE PIKES LANE CENTRE, DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82002

    2.2 km

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    2.3 km

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    2.4 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    2.7 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    2.7 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    2.8 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

    GARNET FOLD PRACTICE, 374-376 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3RR

    ODS code P82009

    2.8 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    2.9 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    2.9 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lingmoor Road

    BCT · Markland Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Clare Bank

    BCT · Markland Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Lingmoor Road

    BCT · Markland Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Clare Bank

    BCT · Markland Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Hillside

    BCT · Heaton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 018C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,981 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 13 secondary schools. Markland Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.