BL5 3RU maps, stats, and open data

BL5 3RU lies on Church Street in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 3RU 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 3RU maps

BL5 3RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL5 3RU 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 3RU geodata

Easting	365297
Northing	406110
Latitude	53.550466
Longitude	-2.525247

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL5 3RU?

Street	Church Street
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 3RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL5 3RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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 3RU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	424m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 3RU

Church St/Westhoughton Church (Church St)	Westhoughton	76m
Church St/Westhoughton Church (Church St)	Westhoughton	96m
Market St/Westhoughton Church (Market Street)	Westhoughton	169m
Market St/Westhoughton Church (Market Street)	Westhoughton	178m
Church St/Lord St (Church St)	Westhoughton	186m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 3RU

Westhoughton Station	0.6km
Daisy Hill Station	1.4km
Hag Fold Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL5 3RU

Broadband access in BL5 3RU (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	93.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL5 3RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	76.3Mbps
Average download speed	83.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	6.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 3RU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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BL5 3RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL5 3RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	171,655
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,097
Median (kWh/meter)	9,322

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,606
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,237
Median (kWh/meter)	2,293

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL5 3RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL5 3RU.
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

50% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL5 3RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL5 3RU (meters)

A1 Fish & Chips

59 Church Street

TS Hibbert & Son

61-63 Church Street

Casa Nostra

2-4 Church Street

49m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL5 3RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Lord Street	17:30	11:25	202m
Westhoughton P O	19:00	12:10	314m
Central Drive	17:30	11:20	553m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL5 3RU

Facility	Distance
St Bartholomew's Cofe Primary School The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	234m
Westhoughton Central Park Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	358m
Westhoughton Cricket Club (Closed) Cricketers Way, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	404m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL5 3RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3NZ	Primary	234m
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU	Primary	380m
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ	Secondary	578m

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Source: Edubase
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BL5 3RU ITL and BL5 3RU 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 3RU:

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 3RU 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 3RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024984
LSOA	E01004936	Bolton 031C
MSOA	E02001014	Bolton 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL5 3RU

BL5 3RX	Silk Street	24m
BL5 3RB	The Orchard	46m
BL5 3RS	Church Street	46m
BL5 3TL	Cemetery Street	54m
BL5 3RY	Andrews Terrace	60m
BL5 3TG	Leigh Street	79m
BL5 3RT	Whittles Terrace	94m
BL5 3GZ	Leigh Street	100m
BL5 3TF	Tithe Barn Street	103m
BL5 3TH	Gerrard Street	105m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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