Westhoughton

Westhoughton is covered by postcode districts BL5 and BL6. It is in the Bolton council area, England.

Typical price £225,000 Homes sold in Westhoughton, last 12 months Gigabit broadband 446 of 484 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at medium risk 1 of 486 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 8 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Westhoughton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Westhoughton, by flood risk Of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 485 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Westhoughton, Wingates. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M61A6 BL5 1BB: not on the flood risk listBL5 1BD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2AZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2BW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2DZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ED: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ER: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ES: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ET: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2EZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2FB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2GX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2HZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2LZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ND: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2NZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2PZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2QY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RS: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RT: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RU: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RX: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RY: not on the flood risk listBL5 2RZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SD: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SG: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SL: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SP: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SR: not on the flood risk listBL5 2ST: not on the flood risk listBL5 2SW: not on the flood risk listBL5 2TA: not on the flood risk listBL5 2TB: not on the flood risk listBL5 2TE: not on the flood risk listBL5 2TF: not on the flood risk listBL5 2UN: not on the flood risk listBL5 2UW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3AZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3BZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3DZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ED: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ER: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ES: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ET: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3EZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3FZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3GZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3HY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3JZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3LW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3NQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3NU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3NX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3NY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3NZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3QP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3QS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3QU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3QX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3QZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3RZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ST: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3SZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3TZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3US: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UT: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UU: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UW: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3UZ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3WA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3WB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3WE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3XR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3XS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YA: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YX: not on the flood risk listBL5 3YY: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZB: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZD: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZE: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZF: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZG: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZH: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZJ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZL: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZN: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZP: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZQ: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZR: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZS: not on the flood risk listBL5 3ZT: not on the flood risk listBL6 4GE: not on the flood risk listBL6 4GW: not on the flood risk listBL6 4GX: not on the flood risk listBL6 4HH: not on the flood risk listBL5 2JP: medium flood risk at worst WesthoughtonWingates Map of every postcode in Westhoughton, by flood risk Of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 485 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Westhoughton, Wingates. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M61 WesthoughtonWingates
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 485

Of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton that ONS places, 1 are at medium risk at worst and 485 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5461, longitude -2.5207. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

BL5 2JP2 at medium risk

What is it like to live in Westhoughton?

Homes sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to September 2026. At 446 of the 484 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 1 of its 486 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Daisy Hill, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Ofcom Connected Nations; Environment Agency flood risk; Get Information about Schools; NHS GP practices; NaPTAN. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

What do homes cost in Westhoughton?

Homes in Westhoughton sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 227 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £235,000 from 391 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£225,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£235,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £345,000 67 sales
  • Semi-detached £222,500 92 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BL5 district, Westhoughton's main postcode district: a typical £230,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Westhoughton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Are new homes being built in Westhoughton?

19 of the 486 postcodes now in use in Westhoughton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 34 of the 391 homes sold in Westhoughton were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BL5 district, 17%.

The newest postcodes

BL5 2STsince August 2023BL5 3WBsince August 2023BL5 3AYsince July 2023BL5 3FWsince May 2023BL5 3JXsince April 2023BL5 3SLsince February 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn WesthoughtonAcross the BL5 district
The 12 months to September 2026 0 of 227 (0%) 10 of 317 (3%)
The 12 months to September 2025 34 of 391 (9%) 90 of 537 (17%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Westhoughton?

Ofcom reports on 484 of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton. At 446 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit446 of 484
Postcodes where every home can get superfast467 of 484
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband2 of 484

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Is Westhoughton at risk of flooding?

1 of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 1 of 486 postcodes Medium: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

Which schools are in Westhoughton?

The open schools at the postcodes in Westhoughton. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

An orange bar: the school has as many pupils as places, or more (Department for Education's figures).

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

How far is the station from Westhoughton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Westhoughton is Daisy Hill Rail Station, 800 m away in a straight line.

  • Daisy Hill Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Westhoughton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Hag Fold Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Which GP surgeries are in Westhoughton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Westhoughton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Is Westhoughton safe? Crime recorded around it

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for Westhoughton. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Crime around one postcode

Source: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

Who runs Westhoughton?

Council
Bolton
Parliamentary constituency
Bolton West
Police force area
Greater Manchester
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Phil Brickell (Labour)

All 486 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Westhoughton

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Westhoughton postcodes

486 postcodes in use in Westhoughton, by district:

BL5 postcode district,482 postcodesBL6 postcode district,4 postcodes

Those districts are all in the BL postcode area.

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Places near Westhoughton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Westhoughton's £225,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Wingates1.6 km, £172,000Atherton3.0 km, £193,500Hindley3.4 km, £200,000Aspull4.9 km, £199,998Higher Folds5.2 km, £160,000Leigh5.3 km, £182,500Horwich5.5 km, £205,000Tyldesley5.7 km, £260,000 All places A to Z

Quick answers about Westhoughton

What is the postcode for Westhoughton?
Postcode districts BL5 and BL6, with 486 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Westhoughton in?
Bolton. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Westhoughton?
Phil Brickell (Labour), for Bolton West. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
How much are houses in Westhoughton?
A typical £225,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, from 227 sales. Source: HM Land Registry.
What schools are in Westhoughton?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Woodland Primary Academy, St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Westhoughton High School. Source: Department for Education.
Does Westhoughton have a railway station?
Yes: Daisy Hill station, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Westhoughton?
Ofcom reports on 484 of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton. At 446 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Is Westhoughton at risk of flooding?
1 of the 486 postcodes in Westhoughton has a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. River and sea risk for the land, not surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Westhoughton?
19 of the 486 postcodes now in use in Westhoughton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 34 of the 391 homes sold in Westhoughton were newly built (9%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the BL5 district, 17%. Source: ONS and HM Land Registry.

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