# BL5 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL5 2RQ 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 BL5 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5) › [BL5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5-2)

## 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=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **Daisy Hill, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **No property in BL5 2RQ 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=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 035D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL5 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at BL5 2RQ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e131038) | Primary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eatock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eatock-primary-school-e105202) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodland Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-primary-academy-e151024) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-daisy-hill-e105209) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-cofe-primary-school-e105237) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westhoughton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westhoughton-high-school-e105252) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-e105243) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield High School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-high-school-and-college-e131530) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £177,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £133,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £284,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| August 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Westhoughton (800 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Westhoughton (810 m, Lidl)

## 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 035D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). Bolton 035D has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £396,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 035D was £396,500 in 2025. Joint 8,885th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,637** (2021). Bolton 035D had 1,637 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,317th 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Bolton 035D, 94.9% 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.

## BL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £243,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL5 was £243,000 in 2025. Joint 697th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,422** (2021). BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,059th 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: 50%** (2022). About 50% of people in BL5 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In BL5, 96.2% 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: 53.5402, -2.5311

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

## Your MP

- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (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=-2.5311,53.5402,BL52RQ

## How to cite

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