Map of BL5 3GB postcode

General information
Postcode BL5 3GB
Post Town Bolton
Nearest station Westhoughton (0 km)
Bus stops
Wingates (SE)
Chorley Road (S)
Lever Street (N)
James Street (N)
James Street (S)
Wesley Street (N)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.559365
Longitude -2.522836
Easting 365464
Northing 407099
Grid reference SD654070
UTM reference 30U 531607 5934604
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Plus code 9C5VHF5G+PV
Altitude 178 metres (585 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:28
Sunset (today) 21:06
Distance away
Distance to sea 30.3 KMs (18.8 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
NUTS/ITL 3 Greater Manchester North West
NUTS/ITL 2 Greater Manchester
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced February 2025
Last updated July 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)
12,402 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£36,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WingatesE63008259
Census output area (2021)E00024223
Census output area (2011)E00024223
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bolton 031AE01004776
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bolton 031AE01004776
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 £213,476
Annual change 6.3%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode
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