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BL5 2DL

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN2 2SR 470 m
BL5 2DJ 780 m
WN2 4BX 821 m
BL5 2DF 871 m
BL5 2DE 876 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 2DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2
Latitude
53.550507
Longitude
-2.561320
British National Grid easting
362,907
British National Grid northing
406,131

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill · E05014836
Parish or community
E04000003
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024227
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 031A · E01004776
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 031 · E02001014

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Borsdane Bungalow, Jacks Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2DL 27 January 2020 £350,000
Borsdane Bungalow, Jacks Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2DL 14 October 2005 £320,000
Borsdane Bungalow, Jacks Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2DL 13 August 1996 £50,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
44
Secondary
5

  1. Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  2. Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

  3. The Parks School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% 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+
0%
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

16

within 5 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    1.5 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    2.5 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    2.5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    2.7 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    3.5 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

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

    ODS code P92006

    3.9 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92031

    3.9 km

  • LONGSHOOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGSHOOT HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3NH

    ODS code P92026

    3.9 km

  • INCE SURGERY

    CLARE HOUSE, PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code P92620

    3.9 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    3.9 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    4.1 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    4.7 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    4.8 km

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    4.8 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    4.8 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    5.0 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

  • Peter Street

    BCT · Hart Common

    0.6 miles

  • Peter Street

    BCT · Hart Common

    0.6 miles

  • Hindley Cemetery

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.7 miles

  • Hindley Cemetery

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.7 miles

  • Close Street

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 031A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,752 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 5 secondary schools. Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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