Map of BL5 3FU postcode

General information
Postcode BL5 3FU
Post Town Bolton
Nearest station Westhoughton (1 km)
Bus stops
Coverdale Road (N)
Coverdale Road (S)
Known addresses
15 Bow Green Fields, Westhoughton
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.550198
Longitude -2.532655
Easting 364806
Northing 406084
Grid reference SD648060
UTM reference 30U 530963 5933579
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Plus code 9C5VHF28+3W
Altitude 111 metres (363 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:36
Sunset (today) 19:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 29.1 KMs (18.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWesthoughtonE04000003
Ward Westhoughton South E05014837
Metropolitan District Bolton E08000001
County Greater Manchester E11000010
Constituency (2024) Bolton West E14001112
MPMr Phil BrickellLabour
Police forceGreater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced August 2024
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,344 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£36,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Census output area (2021)E00181425
Census output area (2011)6B2
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bolton 031CE01004936
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bolton 031CE01004936
Middle layer super output area (2021)Westhoughton WestE02001014
Middle layer super output area (2011)Westhoughton WestE02001014
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
15 Bow Green Fields, WesthoughtonNew build detached (freehold)Oct 2024£434,995


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