BL5 2BQ

Westhoughton South · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL5 2AR 43 m
BL5 2AT 94 m
BL5 2AS 104 m
BL5 2BN 139 m
BL5 2AL 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2
Latitude
53.544522
Longitude
-2.533489
British National Grid easting
364,746
British National Grid northing
405,451

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Parish or community
E04000003
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024988
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 031E · E01004939
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 031 · E02001014

Postcode source versions

Explore BL5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Gorsey Grove, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BQ 12 November 2004 £215,000
2, Gorsey Grove, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BQ 5 November 2004 £207,799
3, Gorsey Grove, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BQ 24 September 2004 £219,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
46
Secondary
6
  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    395 m
  2. St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    626 m
  3. Eatock Primary School

    Community school

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
BL5 2 residents
12,615

Age bands in BL5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,158 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,963 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

3,588 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

2,202 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

14

within 5 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    1.1 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    1.8 km

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    2.9 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    2.9 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    2.9 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    3.4 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

    HINDLEY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 LIVERPOOL ROAD, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 3HQ

    ODS code P92004

    3.6 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    3.7 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.8 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

    ASPULL HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, HAIGH ROAD, ASPULL, WIGAN, WN2 1XH

    ODS code P92015

    4.5 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92607

    4.8 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

    LEIGH HEALTH CENTRE, THE AVENUE, LEIGH, WN7 1HR

    ODS code P92615

    4.8 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92006

    4.8 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92031

    4.8 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dobb Brow Road

    BCT · Dobb Brow

    0.1 miles
  • Dobb Brow Road

    BCT · Dobb Brow

    0.1 miles
  • Allenby Grove

    BCT · Dobb Brow

    0.1 miles
  • Allenby Grove

    BCT · Dobb Brow

    0.1 miles
  • Coverdale Road

    BCT · Westhoughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 031E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,253 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 6 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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