Map of BL5 3BY postcode

General information
Postcode BL5 3BY
Post Town Bolton
Nearest station Westhoughton (1 km)
Bus stops
Leigh Road (NW)
The Cross Guns (SW)
The Cross Guns (NE)
Clough Fold (SW)
Central Drive (S)
Landedmans (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
1 Alma Road, Westhoughton
3 Alma Road, Westhoughton
5 Alma Road, Westhoughton
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.548029
Longitude -2.517082
Easting 365836
Northing 405835
Grid reference SD658058
UTM reference 30U 531996 5933345
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Plus code 9C5VGFXM+65
Altitude 106 metres (347 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:36
Sunset (today) 19:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 29.4 KMs (18.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWesthoughtonE04000003
Ward Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill E05014836
Metropolitan District Bolton E08000001
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Bolton West E14001112
MPMr Phil BrickellLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated September 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 15
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
15,843 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WesthoughtonE63008271
Census output area (2021)E00024809
Census output area (2011)5A1
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bolton 028CE01004894
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bolton 028CE01004894
Middle layer super output area (2021)Westhoughton EastE02001011
Middle layer super output area (2011)Westhoughton EastE02001011
Travel to work areaManchesterE30000239
Property sales
Average property price in Bolton £214,368
Annual change 5.5%
View all properties sold in the BL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
5 Alma Road, WesthoughtonTerraced (leasehold)Nov 2021£105,000
Terraced (leasehold)Nov 2007£124,950
3 Alma Road, WesthoughtonSemi-detached (leasehold)Mar 2004£78,500
1 Alma Road, WesthoughtonTerraced (leasehold)Nov 1999£52,000


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