# BL5

Postcode district covering Westhoughton, Wingates and Daisy Hill, in Bolton.

BL5 is a postcode district covering Westhoughton, Wingates and Daisy Hill, in Bolton. Median sale price £243,000 in 2025. About 28,414 people.

Postcode district. Code BL5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BL5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 50% of people in BL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BL5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 510 homes were sold in BL5 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BL5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=BL5) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is BL5.

## How BL5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BL5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £243,000 | 5th most expensive | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2025 |
| Population | 27,422 | 3rd least populated | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 50% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.2% | 2nd highest | 10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of BL5?

BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census.
BL5 is the 1,059th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in BL5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL5 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BL5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004891) | 1,540 | – | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004893) | 1,525 | – | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Bolton 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004894) | 1,925 | – | 6 | 98.5% |
| [Bolton 028E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004901) | 1,764 | – | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Bolton 028F](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01033218) | 1,574 | – | 8 | 96.1% |
| [Bolton 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004892) | 1,580 | – | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Bolton 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004776) | 1,822 | – | 4 | 89.9% |
| [Bolton 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004895) | 1,326 | – | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bolton 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004936) | 2,170 | – | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Bolton 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004938) | 1,548 | – | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Bolton 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004939) | 1,599 | – | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004933) | 1,314 | – | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Bolton 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004934) | 1,442 | – | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Bolton 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004935) | 1,838 | – | 8 | 97.7% |
| [Bolton 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004937) | 1,637 | – | 9 | 94.9% |
| [Bolton 035E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004940) | 1,431 | – | 7 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BL5

[Westhoughton Daisy Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-daisy-hill), [Westhoughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-east), [Westhoughton West](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/westhoughton-west)

## Postcode sectors in BL5

[BL5 1 (96 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5-1), [BL5 2 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5-2), [BL5 3 (357 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5-3)

## Council

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Towns in BL5

[Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/atherton), [Westhoughton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/westhoughton)

## Postcode districts next to BL5

[BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3), [BL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [M29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m29), [M38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [WN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Westhoughton (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5237,53.5557), [Daisy Hill (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5159,53.5395), [Hindley (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5755,53.5422), [Hag Fold (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4948,53.5339)

## More in the BL postcode area

[All BL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BL5 in brief

BL5 is a postcode district covering Westhoughton, Wingates and Daisy Hill, in Bolton.
About 28,414 people lived in BL5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £243,000 in 2025 across 510 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL5 was £243,000 in 2025.
BL5 had 27,422 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in BL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL5, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BL5
- Postcode area: [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)
- Constituency: [Bolton West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west)
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Area: 26.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,414*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 87

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [M46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m46), [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3), [M38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/m38), [BL4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl4)

## Latest updates for BL5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BL5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5