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BL5 3DB

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 028B, Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL5 3DB, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BL5 3DB

Schools near BL5 3DB

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Westhoughton High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional)
400 m
5 minutes on foot
Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
530 m
7 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Woodland Primary Academy
Primary
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
840 m
11 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), April 2024
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
The Gates Primary School
Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2023
Eatock Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, February 2024
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near BL5 3DB

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £125,000Park Road, BL5 3DBNovember 2025, terraced, established, leasehold10 m
  • £293,000Park Road, BL5 3DDJune 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold50 m
  • £390,000Captain Lees Gardens, BL5 3YFMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold70 m
  • £385,000Forest Drive, BL5 3DHAugust 2026, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £350,000Dale Lee, BL5 3YEMay 2025, detached, established, freehold200 m
  • £378,000Park Meadow, BL5 3UZJune 2026, detached, established, freehold240 m
  • £240,000Park Road, BL5 3HBFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold280 m
  • £251,000Lee Bank, BL5 3HQDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold290 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of BL5 3DB

In a straight line

Stations

  • Daisy Hill12 minutes on foot940 m

GP practices

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE380 m
  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY960 m

Pharmacies

  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY380 m
  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY670 m
  • RIGBY & HIGGINSON PHARMACY960 m

Dental practices

  • THE WESTHOUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE460 m
  • CHURCH STREET DENTAL SURGERY940 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi 29 Bolton RoadAldi650 m
  • Co-op FR WesthoughtonThe Southern Co-operative700 m
  • Spar - West HoughtonSpar730 m
  • Tesco Westhoughton ExpressTesco790 m
  • Sainsburys WesthoughtonSainsburys890 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 028B

Everything about Bolton 028B
Deprivation score
5.1
Joint 2,920th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£327,500
Joint 13,276th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,525
Joint 22,162nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BL5

Everything about BL5
Median sale price
£243,000
Joint 697th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
27,422
1,059th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
50%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.