BL3 5DY postcode in Bolton, England

BL3 5DY is a postcode in Bolton, in the Rumworth ward. It is in the Bolton South and Walkden parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bolton: 95% Typical price £157,000 Homes sold in BL3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 12.1% on the year before Nearest station Bolton 1.1 km in a straight line

Where BL3 5DY is, and what is near it

Map of BL3 5DY and what is near it Map of BL3 5DY: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the BL3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL3 5AB: also in BL3 5BL3 5AG: also in BL3 5BL3 5AH: also in BL3 5BL3 5AJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5AL: also in BL3 5BL3 5AN: also in BL3 5BL3 5AP: also in BL3 5BL3 5AS: also in BL3 5BL3 5AT: also in BL3 5BL3 5AU: also in BL3 5BL3 5AW: also in BL3 5BL3 5AY: also in BL3 5BL3 5AZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5BA: also in BL3 5BL3 5BB: also in BL3 5BL3 5BD: also in BL3 5BL3 5BE: also in BL3 5BL3 5BG: also in BL3 5BL3 5BH: also in BL3 5BL3 5BJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5BN: also in BL3 5BL3 5BP: also in BL3 5BL3 5BQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5BS: also in BL3 5BL3 5BT: also in BL3 5BL3 5BU: also in BL3 5BL3 5BW: also in BL3 5BL3 5BZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5DB: also in BL3 5BL3 5DJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5DL: also in BL3 5BL3 5DN: also in BL3 5BL3 5DP: also in BL3 5BL3 5DR: also in BL3 5BL3 5DT: also in BL3 5BL3 5DU: also in BL3 5BL3 5DW: also in BL3 5BL3 5DX: also in BL3 5BL3 5DZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5EA: also in BL3 5BL3 5EB: also in BL3 5BL3 5ED: also in BL3 5BL3 5EF: also in BL3 5BL3 5EH: also in BL3 5BL3 5EL: also in BL3 5BL3 5EN: also in BL3 5BL3 5ER: also in BL3 5BL3 5ES: also in BL3 5BL3 5ET: also in BL3 5BL3 5EU: also in BL3 5BL3 5EX: also in BL3 5BL3 5EY: also in BL3 5BL3 5EZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5HH: also in BL3 5BL3 5HJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5HL: also in BL3 5BL3 5HN: also in BL3 5BL3 5HP: also in BL3 5BL3 5HT: also in BL3 5BL3 5HU: also in BL3 5BL3 5HX: also in BL3 5BL3 5JA: also in BL3 5BL3 5JB: also in BL3 5BL3 5JD: also in BL3 5BL3 5JE: also in BL3 5BL3 5JF: also in BL3 5BL3 5JG: also in BL3 5BL3 5JH: also in BL3 5BL3 5JJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5JL: also in BL3 5BL3 5JN: also in BL3 5BL3 5JQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5JR: also in BL3 5BL3 5JW: also in BL3 5BL3 5JX: also in BL3 5BL3 5JY: also in BL3 5BL3 5LE: also in BL3 5BL3 5LF: also in BL3 5BL3 5LJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5LN: also in BL3 5BL3 5LP: also in BL3 5BL3 5LQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5LR: also in BL3 5BL3 5LS: also in BL3 5BL3 5LU: also in BL3 5BL3 5LW: also in BL3 5BL3 5LX: also in BL3 5BL3 5LY: also in BL3 5BL3 5LZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5NA: also in BL3 5BL3 5NB: also in BL3 5BL3 5ND: also in BL3 5BL3 5NF: also in BL3 5BL3 5NG: also in BL3 5BL3 5NH: also in BL3 5BL3 5NJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5NL: also in BL3 5BL3 5NN: also in BL3 5BL3 5NP: also in BL3 5BL3 5NQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5NR: also in BL3 5BL3 5NS: also in BL3 5BL3 5NT: also in BL3 5BL3 5NU: also in BL3 5BL3 5NW: also in BL3 5BL3 5NX: also in BL3 5BL3 5NY: also in BL3 5BL3 5NZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5PA: also in BL3 5BL3 5PB: also in BL3 5BL3 5PD: also in BL3 5BL3 5PE: also in BL3 5BL3 5PF: also in BL3 5BL3 5PG: also in BL3 5BL3 5PH: also in BL3 5BL3 5PJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5PL: also in BL3 5BL3 5PN: also in BL3 5BL3 5PQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5PR: also in BL3 5BL3 5PS: also in BL3 5BL3 5PU: also in BL3 5BL3 5PW: also in BL3 5BL3 5PX: also in BL3 5BL3 5PY: also in BL3 5BL3 5PZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5QA: also in BL3 5BL3 5QB: also in BL3 5BL3 5QD: also in BL3 5BL3 5QE: also in BL3 5BL3 5QH: also in BL3 5BL3 5QJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5QL: also in BL3 5BL3 5QN: also in BL3 5BL3 5QP: also in BL3 5BL3 5QQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5QR: also in BL3 5BL3 5QS: also in BL3 5BL3 5QT: also in BL3 5BL3 5QU: also in BL3 5BL3 5QW: also in BL3 5BL3 5QX: also in BL3 5BL3 5QY: also in BL3 5BL3 5QZ: also in BL3 5BL3 5RA: also in BL3 5BL3 5RB: also in BL3 5BL3 5RD: also in BL3 5BL3 5RE: also in BL3 5BL3 5RF: also in BL3 5BL3 5RG: also in BL3 5BL3 5RH: also in BL3 5BL3 5RJ: also in BL3 5BL3 5RL: also in BL3 5BL3 5RN: also in BL3 5BL3 5RQ: also in BL3 5BL3 5RR: also in BL3 5BL3 5RS: also in BL3 5BL3 5RW: also in BL3 5BL3 5SA: also in BL3 5BL3 5SB: also in BL3 5BL3 5SD: also in BL3 5BL3 5SE: also in BL3 5BL3 5SF: also in BL3 5BL3 5SG: also in BL3 5BL3 5SQ: also in BL3 5 Hall i' th' Wood station 3.2 kmRumworth BL3 5DY Map of BL3 5DY and what is near it Map of BL3 5DY: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the BL3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bolton BL3 5DY
  • BL3 5DY
  • Other postcodes in BL3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5739, longitude -2.4422)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL3 5DY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BL3 5DY?

Every home and business at BL3 5DY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bolton: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bolton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bolton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BL3 5DY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL3 5DY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL3 5DY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BL3 5DY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BL3 5DY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bolton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL3 5DY: 4,242 properties in Bolton are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Bolton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL3 5DY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BL3 5DY?

Homes in BL3 5 sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, up 12.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£157,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£140,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.1% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £150,000 11 sales

Across the whole BL3 district: a typical £182,250 from 412 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BL3 5DY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BL3 5DY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 May 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL3 5DY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around BL3 5DY. Over half of them (93%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (73%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BL3 5DY

Band D in Bolton for 2026‑27: £2,400. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,600 (band A) to £2,133 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 520 (93%)£1,600
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,866
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,133
Band Dfewer than 5£2,400
Band Efewer than 5£2,933
Band Ffewer than 5£3,466
Band Gfewer than 5£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 73% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bolton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL3 5DY is in (ONS area E01004849), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest open schools to BL3 5DY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL3 5DY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BL3 5DY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL3 5DY is Bolton Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bolton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Salisbury Street, 133 m away.

More stations near BL3 5DY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL3 5DY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BL3 5DY?

3 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL3 5DY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • Octagon Theatre NCP Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest to the centre of BL3 5DY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BL3 5DY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL3 5DY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL3 5DY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BL3 5DY?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL3 5DY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BL3 5DY in a conservation area?

The centre of BL3 5DY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BL3 5DY?

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 BL3 5DY. 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.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BL3 5DY

Ward
Rumworth
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bolton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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BL3 5DW20 mBL3 5DR60 mBL3 5DN60 mBL3 5DZ60 mBL3 5DL70 mBL3 5EA90 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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