BL5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Westhoughton, Wingates and Daisy Hill, in Bolton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BL5, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BL5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of BL5?
BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census.
BL5 is the 1,059th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in BL5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL5 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BL5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton 028A | 1,540 | No figure | 6 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 028B | 1,525 | No figure | 10 | 98.9% |
| Bolton 028C | 1,925 | No figure | 6 | 98.5% |
| Bolton 028E | 1,764 | No figure | 10 | 99.1% |
| Bolton 028F | 1,574 | No figure | 8 | 96.1% |
| Bolton 030A | 1,580 | No figure | 7 | 96.5% |
| Bolton 031A | 1,822 | No figure | 4 | 89.9% |
| Bolton 031B | 1,326 | No figure | 3 | 99.8% |
| Bolton 031C | 2,170 | No figure | 4 | 99.4% |
| Bolton 031D | 1,548 | No figure | 1 | 99.1% |
| Bolton 031E | 1,599 | No figure | 3 | 99.5% |
| Bolton 035A | 1,314 | No figure | 6 | 99.7% |
| Bolton 035B | 1,442 | No figure | 5 | 98.4% |
| Bolton 035C | 1,838 | No figure | 8 | 97.7% |
| Bolton 035D | 1,637 | No figure | 9 | 94.9% |
| Bolton 035E | 1,431 | No figure | 7 | 99.8% |
MPs for BL5
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West100% of BL5’s postcodes
- Kirith EntwistleLabourMP for Bolton North East0.1% of BL5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BL53
Postcode sectors in BL53
Council1
Towns in BL52
Postcode districts next to BL58
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BL postcode area2
BL5 in brief
BL5 is a postcode district covering Westhoughton, Wingates and Daisy Hill, in Bolton.
About 28,414 people lived in BL5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £243,000 in 2025 across 510 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL5 was £243,000 in 2025.
BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census.
In BL5, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BL5, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.