BL5 3SJ maps, stats, and open data

BL5 3SJ lies on Balfern Fold in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 3SJ 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 3SJ maps

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

BL5 3SJ 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 3SJ geodata

Easting	365345
Northing	406276
Latitude	53.551961
Longitude	-2.524541

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL5 3SJ?

Street	Balfern Fold
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 3SJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL5 3SJ 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 3SJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	472m
➜ Balfern Fold crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 3SJ

Church St/Lord St (Church St)	Westhoughton	51m
Church St/Lord St (Church St)	Westhoughton	52m
Central Dr/Westhoughton Primary School (Central Drive)	Westhoughton	200m
Church St/Westhoughton Church (Church St)	Westhoughton	248m
Church St/Westhoughton Church (Church St)	Westhoughton	268m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 3SJ

Westhoughton Station	0.4km
Daisy Hill Station	1.5km
Hag Fold Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL5 3SJ

Broadband access in BL5 3SJ (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	33.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL5 3SJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	21.5Mbps
Average download speed	37.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.45Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 3SJ (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 3SJ

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Source: Ofcom
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BL5 3SJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	93,561
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,396
Median (kWh/meter)	9,799

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	31,672
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,519
Median (kWh/meter)	3,706

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Wing Sing Fish & Chip Shop

109 Church Street

57m

The Glass Onion Greengrocers

80 Church Street

57m

Polish Shop

73 Church Street

57m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Lord Street	17:30	11:25	64m
Westhoughton P O	19:00	12:10	407m
Central Drive	17:30	11:20	502m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL5 3SJ

Facility	Distance
Westhoughton Central Park Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	345m
Fc Westhoughton Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	348m
St Bartholomew's Cofe Primary School The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton Grass Pitches	401m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL5 3SJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU	Primary	258m
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3NZ	Primary	401m
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ	Secondary	618m

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BL5 3SJ ITL and BL5 3SJ 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 3SJ:

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 3SJ 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 3SJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024982
LSOA	E01004936	Bolton 031C
MSOA	E02001014	Bolton 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL5 3SJ

BL5 3SG	Winward Street	27m
BL5 3SQ	Henry Street	42m
BL5 3SB	Grundy Street	51m
BL5 3SN	Marsh Street	54m
BL5 3RZ	Church Street	59m
BL5 3TR	Bligh Road	70m
BL5 3GZ	Leigh Street	76m
BL5 3SH	Gladstone Street	87m
BL5 3SF	Church Street	88m
BL5 3TG	Leigh Street	101m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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