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BL5 2YX

Horwich North · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Horwich North
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 6NX 53 m
BL6 6NU 87 m
BL6 6NS 89 m
BL6 6NG 117 m
BL6 6NT 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 2YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 2
Latitude
53.592644
Longitude
-2.530000
British National Grid easting
365,017
British National Grid northing
410,803

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Horwich North · E05014827
Parish or community
E04000002
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024709
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 014D · E01004887
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 014 · E02000997

Postcode source versions

Explore BL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    387 m

  2. Chorley New Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    513 m

  3. Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    685 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

    HORWICH HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5PY

    ODS code P82006

    1.0 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.0 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.0 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    4.4 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.5 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    4.8 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Gloucester Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Gloucester Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Makinson Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Makinson Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 014D, 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

7,865 of 33,755

Income
3 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
7 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 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.