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BL5 1DE

Hulton · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hulton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL5 1ES 35 m
BL5 1ER 101 m
BL5 1HT 114 m
BL5 1DX 135 m
BL5 1EP 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 1DE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 1
Latitude
53.545131
Longitude
-2.470006
British National Grid easting
368,953
British National Grid northing
405,489

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Hulton · E05014829
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024768
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 030A · E01004892
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 030 · E02001013

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
69
Secondary
13

  1. St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

    Voluntary aided school

    122 m

  2. Heathfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Rowan Tree Primary School

    Community special school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL5 1 residents
2,471

Age bands in BL5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

313 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

207 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

453 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

672 residents

Age 65 and over
31.1%

741 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

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    1.8 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    2.4 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    2.5 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    PETER HOUSE, CAPTAIN LEES ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3UB

    ODS code P82015

    2.6 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    2.6 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    2.7 km

  • DR VASANTH

    ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92635

    2.8 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

    ORMEROD HOUSE, ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON ST, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92626

    2.8 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    3.0 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

    TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

    ODS code Y02321

    3.2 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 BEE FOLD LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0BD

    ODS code P92633

    3.3 km

  • GREAT LEVER ONE

    RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6RN

    ODS code P82633

    3.4 km

  • THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82013

    3.4 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

    ODS code P92033

    3.4 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02790

    3.4 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    3.4 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    3.5 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    3.5 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    3.5 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Umberton Road

    BCT · Over Hulton

    0.1 miles

  • Umberton Road

    BCT · Over Hulton

    0.1 miles

  • Fletcher Street

    BCT · Over Hulton

    0.1 miles

  • Fletcher Street

    BCT · Hulton Lane Ends

    0.2 miles

  • Rutherford Drive

    BCT · Over Hulton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 030A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,227 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

101 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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