BL5 2LQ maps, stats, and open data

BL5 2LQ lies on Rye Hill in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 2LQ is located in the Westhoughton South electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton West. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BL5 2LQ maps

BL5 2LQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL5 2LQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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BL5 2LQ geodata

Easting	365694
Northing	405593
Latitude	53.545846
Longitude	-2.519199

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL5 2LQ?

Street	Rye Hill
Locality	Westhoughton
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL5 2LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL5 2LQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Westhoughton South
Constituency	Bolton West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BL5 2LQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	363m
➜ Rye Hill crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 2LQ

Cricketers Way	Westhoughton	171m
Leigh Rd/Landedmans (Leigh Rd)	Westhoughton	185m
Leigh Rd/Landedmans (Leigh Rd)	Westhoughton	209m
Park Rd/Leigh Rd (Park Rd)	Westhoughton	222m
Mill Street/Clough Fold (Mill Street)	Westhoughton	231m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 2LQ

Daisy Hill Station	0.7km
Westhoughton Station	1.1km
Hag Fold Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL5 2LQ

Broadband access in BL5 2LQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BL5 2LQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	75.0Mbps
Average download speed	90.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.78Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 2LQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL5 2LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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BL5 2LQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL5 2LQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	112,064
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,188
Median (kWh/meter)	9,681

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,023
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,780
Median (kWh/meter)	2,426

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL5 2LQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL5 2LQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

82% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL5 2LQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL5 2LQ (meters)

Daisy Hill Pre School

Leigh Road

153m

Washacre C P School

Clough Avenue

237m

Westhoughton Sports & Social

Park Road

243m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL5 2LQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rylands Court	16:50	11:25	93m
49 Park Road	17:30	12:15	233m
113 Southfield Drive	16:50	11:25	296m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL5 2LQ

Facility	Distance
Mill Street Playing Field Southfield Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	139m
Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre Bolton Road, Bolton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	339m
Westhoughton Cricket Club (Closed) Cricketers Way, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	350m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL5 2LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Washacre Primary School Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NJ	Primary	281m
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ	Secondary	339m
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3NZ	Primary	626m

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Source: Edubase
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BL5 2LQ ITL and BL5 2LQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BL5 2LQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000001	Bolton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BL5 2LQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BL5 2LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024786
LSOA	E01004895	Bolton 031B
MSOA	E02001014	Bolton 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL5 2LQ

BL5 2LG	Clough Avenue	25m
BL5 2LN	Rosebery Street	62m
BL5 2LH	Clough Avenue	65m
BL5 2LF	Leigh Road	84m
BL5 2QX	Oldfield Close	90m
BL5 2NA	Ryelands	99m
BL5 2LL	Green Acre	114m
BL5 2LP	George Street	133m
BL5 2PY	Higher Landedmans	138m
BL5 2NB	Southfield Drive	143m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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