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BL3 5BG

Queens Park & Central · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Queens Park & Central
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton South and Walkden
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL3 5BU 79 m
BL3 5DX 126 m
BL3 5BN 151 m
BL3 5DB 157 m
BL3 5AB 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL3 5BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL3
Postcode sector
BL3 5
Latitude
53.574737
Longitude
-2.437095
British National Grid easting
371,154
British National Grid northing
408,769

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Queens Park & Central · E05014832
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton South and Walkden · E14001111
Output area
E00024574
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 016D · E01004848
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 016 · E02000999

Postcode source versions

Explore BL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
120
Primary
76
Secondary
15

  1. Bolton Sixth Form College

    Further education

    98 m

  2. University of Greater Manchester

    Higher education institutions

    146 m

  3. University Collegiate School

    University technical college

    232 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL3 5 residents
8,772

Age bands in BL3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.1%

2,166 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.9%

1,320 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,151 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

1,818 residents

Age 65 and over
10.3%

853 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

45

within 5 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    358 m

  • DEANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    155-157 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5AH

    ODS code P82030

    394 m

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEVER CHAMBERS, 27 ASHBURNER STREET, BOLTON, BL1 1SQ

    ODS code P82012

    426 m

  • 3D MEDICAL CENTRE

    200 DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5DP

    ODS code Y00186

    495 m

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    652 m

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    652 m

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    652 m

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    652 m

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    934 m

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    1.1 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    GREAT LEVER HEALTH CENTRE, RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82013

    1.1 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6PY

    ODS code Y02790

    1.1 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    1.3 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    1.3 km

  • DR RIZWAN AND DR AWAN

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82022

    1.6 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 2

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82029

    1.6 km

  • HALLIWELL SURGERY 3

    LINDFIELD DRIVE, HALLIWELL, BOLTON, BL1 3RG

    ODS code P82626

    1.6 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    1.6 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

    108 CRESCENT ROAD, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 2JR

    ODS code P82616

    1.7 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bolton College

    BCT · Gilnow

    0.0 miles

  • Bolton College

    BCT · Gilnow

    0.0 miles

  • University of Bolton

    BCT · Gilnow

    0.1 miles

  • University of Bolton

    BCT · Gilnow

    0.2 miles

  • Salisbury Street

    BCT · Gilnow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 016D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,778 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

120 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 15 secondary schools. Bolton Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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