# BL3 5QH: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL3 5QH is a postcode in Bolton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bolton. Open the map at BL3 5QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3) › [BL3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **Bolton, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **No property in BL3 5QH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL3 5QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **Loud road and rail noise at BL3 5QH**: Road 68 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Haslam Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haslam-park-primary-school-e105168) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ethelberts-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150179) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-jamiah-al-islamiyyah-e130285) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brandwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brandwood-primary-school-e105148) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gilnow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilnow-primary-school-e105198) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-olive-tree-primary-school-bolton-e139776) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pikes Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pikes-lane-primary-school-e105161) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunning Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunning-hill-primary-school-e105163) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £165,501 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £136,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ORIENT HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (380 m); DEANE CLINIC 1 (650 m); PIKES LANE 1 (670 m); DR S NASEEF (670 m); AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP (670 m)
- Pharmacies: EVERGREEN PHARMACY (580 m); DEANE PHARMACY (650 m); PIKES LANE PHARMACY (670 m); ASIF IQBAL PHARMACY LIMITED (710 m); SHANTI PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: WIGAN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); DERBY STREET DENTIST (850 m); 272 ST HELENS ROAD (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bolton Wigan Rd Esso Express (200 m, Tesco); Heron Wigan Road Bolton (640 m, Heron); Spar - Deane Road (710 m, Spar); Co-op Wigan Road (760 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Daubhill Supermarket (830 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £204,379** (July 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £204,379 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bolton earned a median of £34,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 36th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Bolton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Bolton has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 30th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bolton 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 54.0** (2025). Bolton 021A has a deprivation score of 54.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,720th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 021A was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 2,100th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,990** (2021). Bolton 021A had 1,990 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,442nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Bolton 021A, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL3 was £187,000 in 2025. Joint 294th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 72,147** (2021). BL3 had 72,147 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 36th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in BL3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.1%** (January 2026). In BL3, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Centre: 53.5698, -2.4552

Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bolton South and Walkden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-south-and-walkden): Yasmin Qureshi (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4552,53.5698,BL35QH

## How to cite

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