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BL5 2JW

Westhoughton South · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westhoughton South
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL5 2TB 26 m
BL5 2JN 71 m
BL5 2TF 75 m
BL5 2TE 101 m
BL5 2JY 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 2JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2
Latitude
53.537178
Longitude
-2.515260
British National Grid easting
365,948
British National Grid northing
404,625

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Westhoughton South · E05014837
Parish or community
E04000003
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00025004
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 035C · E01004935
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 035 · E02001018

Postcode source versions

Explore BL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
50
Secondary
6

  1. St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

    Voluntary controlled school

    448 m

  2. Woodland Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    720 m

  3. Eatock Primary School

    Community school

    820 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    1.4 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    1.4 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    1.5 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    1.8 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    2.0 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    2.3 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    3.0 km

  • GRASMERE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92607

    3.8 km

  • THE AVENUE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92615

    3.8 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02321

    3.8 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

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

    ODS code P92033

    3.9 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    4.0 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    4.1 km

  • BROOKMILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    COLLEGE STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2RB

    ODS code P92023

    4.5 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    4.5 km

  • DR TUN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92004

    4.6 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    4.8 km

  • FOXLEIGH FAMILY SURGERY

    HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code P92602

    4.9 km

  • LEIGH FAMILY PRACTICE

    BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y02322

    4.9 km

  • LILFORD & PENNINGTON PARK SURGERY

    THE BRIDGEWATER MEDICAL CENTRE, HENRY STREET, LEIGH, WN7 2PE

    ODS code Y00050

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Hartford Road

    BCT · Daisy Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Hartford Road

    BCT · Daisy Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Daisy Hill Rail Station

    BCT · Daisy Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Daisy Hill Rail Station

    RLY · Daisy Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Daisy Hill Rail Station

    RSE · Daisy Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 035C, 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

24,916 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 6 secondary schools. St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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