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BL5 3WX

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL5 3UZ 0 m
BL5 3GG 76 m
BL5 3SD 88 m
BL5 3UY 99 m
BL5 3HD 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 3WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 May 2004
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 3
Latitude
53.549098
Longitude
-2.508915
British National Grid easting
366,378
British National Grid northing
405,948

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
E00024810
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 028A · E01004891
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 028 · E02001011

Postcode source versions

Explore BL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
50
Secondary
10

  1. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    302 m

  2. Westhoughton High School

    Community school

    544 m

  3. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    881 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL5 3 residents
12,379

Age bands in BL5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

2,039 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,251 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,193 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,670 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

2,660 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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    155 m

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    1.0 km

  • DR VASANTH

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

    ODS code P92635

    2.5 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92626

    2.5 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P92042

    3.1 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92633

    3.1 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    3.6 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    3.6 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    3.9 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    4.1 km

  • WESTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4-12 WESTLEIGH LANE, LEIGH, WN7 5JE

    ODS code P92029

    4.4 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02321

    4.5 km

  • PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    109 LADIES LANE, HINDLEY, WIGAN, WN2 2QG

    ODS code P92016

    4.6 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

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

    ODS code P92033

    4.6 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    4.7 km

  • SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SWAN LANE, BOLTON, BL3 6TL

    ODS code P82004

    4.8 km

  • AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82640

    4.9 km

  • DR S NASEEF

    DEANE ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5HP

    ODS code P82629

    4.9 km

  • OLIVE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y03366

    4.9 km

  • PIKES LANE 1

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

    ODS code P82002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Captain Lees Road

    BCT · Chequerbent

    0.1 miles

  • Captain Lees Road

    BCT · Chequerbent

    0.1 miles

  • Platt Lane

    BCT · Chequerbent

    0.1 miles

  • Platt Lane

    BCT · Chequerbent

    0.2 miles

  • Forest Drive

    BCT · Chequerbent

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 028A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,193 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 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.