BL5 2LW maps, stats, and open data

BL5 2LW lies on Leigh Road in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 2LW is located in the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill 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 2LW maps

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

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

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

BL5 2LW geodata

Easting	365782
Northing	405734
Latitude	53.547119
Longitude	-2.517886

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BL5 2LW?

Street	Leigh Road
Locality	Westhoughton
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL5
➜ BL5 open data dashboard ➜ See where BL5 is on a map ➜ Where is Westhoughton?

GetTheData
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

BL5 2LW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL5 2LW 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

Ward	Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Constituency	Bolton West

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BL5 2LW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	240m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 2LW

Cricketers Way	Westhoughton	81m
Park Rd/Leigh Rd (Park Rd)	Westhoughton	82m
Park Rd/Leigh Rd (Park Rd)	Westhoughton	89m
Mill Street/Clough Fold (Mill Street)	Westhoughton	181m
Mill Street/Market St (Sbd) (Mill Street)	Westhoughton	183m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 2LW

Daisy Hill Station	0.9km
Westhoughton Station	1km
Hag Fold Station	2.1km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL5 2LW

Broadband access in BL5 2LW (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL5 2LW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	120.0Mbps
Average download speed	111.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	3.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 2LW (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 2LW

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

BL5 2LW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	141,611
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,230
Median (kWh/meter)	15,162

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,543
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,090
Median (kWh/meter)	4,618

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

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

Deprivation

51.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL5 2LW:

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

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

Tuck In

5 Park Road

115m

Westhoughton Sports & Social

Park Road

127m

Aspens @ Westhoughton High School

Westhoughton High County Secondary School

176m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

GetTheData
Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to BL5 2LW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
49 Park Road	17:30	12:15	74m
Rylands Court	16:50	11:25	218m
Westhoughton P O	19:00	12:10	300m

GetTheData
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to BL5 2LW

Facility	Distance
Westhoughton Community Leisure Centre Bolton Road, Bolton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	176m
Mill Street Playing Field Southfield Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	250m
Westhoughton Central Park Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	411m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to BL5 2LW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ	Secondary	176m
Washacre Primary School Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NJ	Primary	417m
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU	Primary	642m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

BL5 2LW ITL and BL5 2LW 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 2LW:

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

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

BL5 2LW 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 2LW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024809
LSOA	E01004894	Bolton 028C
MSOA	E02001011	Bolton 028

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to BL5 2LW

BL5 2LP	George Street	39m
BL5 3DE	Park Road	86m
BL5 3DF	Howarth Street	91m
BL5 3GN	Albany Fold	101m
BL5 2PY	Higher Landedmans	105m
BL5 3DJ	Park Road	107m
BL5 2LN	Rosebery Street	109m
BL5 3DA	Park Road	112m
BL5 3BY	Alma Road	113m
BL5 3BX	Park Road	114m

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence