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BL5 3YQ

Horwich South & Blackrod · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 4SG 202 m
BL6 4SA 275 m
BL6 4TW 311 m
BL6 4QR 340 m
BL5 3LS 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL5 3YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL5
Postcode sector
BL5 3
Latitude
53.573675
Longitude
-2.520717
British National Grid easting
365,616
British National Grid northing
408,688

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Horwich South & Blackrod · E05014828
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00181493
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 014A · E01004775
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 014 · E02000997

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
37
Secondary
4

  1. Claypool Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  2. St Joseph's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Lostock Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    2.4 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    2.7 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    2.9 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    3.1 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    3.8 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    3.8 km

  • ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    216 WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 5QE

    ODS code P82624

    4.0 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    4.1 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.4 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82009

    4.5 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    4.5 km

  • WYRESDALE ROAD SURGERY

    46 WYRESDALE ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 4DN

    ODS code P82634

    4.6 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    4.7 km

  • DALEFIELD SURGERY

    AVONDALE HEALTH CENTRE, AVONDALE STREET, BOLTON, BL1 4JP

    ODS code P82010

    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

  • The Bromilow Arms

    BCT · Middlebrook

    0.3 miles

  • The Bromilow Arms

    BCT · Middlebrook

    0.3 miles

  • Wingates Lane

    BCT · Middlebrook

    0.3 miles

  • Wingates Lane

    BCT · Middlebrook

    0.3 miles

  • Lostock Works

    BCT · Middlebrook

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 014A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,488 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 4 secondary schools. Claypool Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1 events.

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