# BL5 3RT: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL5 3RT 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 3RT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5) › [BL5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5-3)

## 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=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **Westhoughton, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **No property in BL5 3RT 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=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL5 3RT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **Low road and rail noise at BL5 3RT**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **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=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-cofe-primary-school-e105237) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-e105243) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westhoughton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westhoughton-high-school-e105252) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Woodland Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-primary-academy-e151024) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [The Gates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gates-primary-school-e133926) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eatock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eatock-primary-school-e105202) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e131038) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e105234) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £107,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2024 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Westhoughton (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: STABLE FOLD SURGERY (310 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (260 m); RIGBY & HIGGINSON PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: CHURCH STREET DENTAL SURGERY (40 m); THE WESTHOUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op FR Westhoughton (230 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi 29 Bolton Road (270 m, Aldi); Lidl Westhoughton (340 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Westhoughton (380 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Bolton 031C has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,951st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £252,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 031C was £252,500 in 2025. Joint 11,824th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,170** (2021). Bolton 031C had 2,170 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,136th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Bolton 031C, 99.4% 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: 53.5497, -2.5249

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=-2.5249,53.5497,BL53RT

## How to cite

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