BL5 3UD
PostcodeA postcode in Bolton 028B, Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward, Bolton.
This report describes the area around BL5 3UD, 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 3UD
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Westhoughton, 1.2 kmAbout 16 minutes on footExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 160 m awayExact point
- No property in BL5 3UD listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 10%This neighbourhood, Bolton 028BNeighbourhood
- £204,379 average priceFor the whole of Bolton, July 2026Council
- 1 GP practice within 1 kmNearest is 110 m awayPostcode
- 4 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 290 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL5 3UDSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at BL5 3UDRoad 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 14.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near BL5 3UD
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 160 m 2 minutes on foot | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Westhoughton High School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 40.2 (2025/26, provisional) | 710 m 9 minutes on foot | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 940 m 12 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 |
| Woodland Primary Academy Primary | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed |
| The Gates Primary School Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 17 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 |
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 3UD
Latest sale at each postcode- £242,000Fellbridge Close, BL5 3UDDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold10 m
- £320,000Barnfield Drive, BL5 3UAMarch 2026, detached, established, leasehold80 m
- £255,000Molyneux Road, BL5 3HPJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold100 m
- £376,000Captain Lees Road, BL5 3UBOctober 2025, detached, established, leasehold110 m
- £172,000Fairhaven Avenue, BL5 3HEOctober 2024, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £410,000Waters Nook Close, BL5 3GGMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £255,000Molyneux Road, BL5 3EUMarch 2023, detached, established, freehold170 m
- £190,000Brook Meadow, BL5 3UYMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold170 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 3UD
In a straight lineGP practices
- UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE110 m
Pharmacies
- ROWLANDS PHARMACY110 m
- ROWLANDS PHARMACY970 m
Dental practices
- THE WESTHOUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE810 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - West HoughtonSpar290 m
- Tesco Westhoughton ExpressTesco430 m
- Aldi 29 Bolton RoadAldi940 m
- Co-op FR WesthoughtonThe Southern Co-operative1 km
The neighbourhood: Bolton 028B
Everything about Bolton 028BThe postcode district: BL5
Everything about BL5Your MP
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.