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BL5 3HJ

Postcode

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

This report describes the area around BL5 3HJ, 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 3HJ

Schools near BL5 3HJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
150 m
2 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
Westhoughton High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional)
850 m
11 minutes on foot
Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
Woodland Primary Academy
Primary
1.1 km
14 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)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), April 2024
The Gates Primary School
Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2023
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Eatock Primary School
Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.8 km
23 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)
1.9 km
24 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 3HJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £290,000Park Road, BL5 3HJOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold10 m
  • £310,000Park Road, BL5 3HLAugust 2026, semi-detached, established, leasehold50 m
  • £270,000Singleton Grove, BL5 3HWJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £100,000Alexandria Drive, BL5 3HFAugust 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold100 m
  • £237,496Farmstead Drive, BL5 3WBApril 2025, terraced, new build, freehold130 m
  • £202,500Molyneux Road, BL5 3HNJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £172,000Fairhaven Avenue, BL5 3HEOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £250,000Park Road, BL5 3HAJune 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold180 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 3HJ

In a straight line

GP practices

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE340 m

Pharmacies

  • ROWLANDS PHARMACY340 m

Dental practices

  • THE WESTHOUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE940 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - West HoughtonSpar310 m
  • Tesco Westhoughton ExpressTesco690 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 028A

Everything about Bolton 028A
Deprivation score
16.0
Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£259,995
Joint 12,410th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,540
Joint 21,331st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
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.