BL5 3NB postcode in Bolton, England

BL5 3NB is a postcode in Bolton, in the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward. It is in the Bolton West 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 53% of homes and businesses can get it. Bolton: 95% Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in BL5 3, last 12 months. ▼ 6% on the year before Nearest station Horwich Parkway 1.2 km in a straight line

Where BL5 3NB is, and what is near it

Map of BL5 3NB and what is near it Map of BL5 3NB: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the BL5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL5 3AD: also in BL5 3BL5 3BE: also in BL5 3BL5 3BF: also in BL5 3BL5 3BL: also in BL5 3BL5 3BR: also in BL5 3BL5 3BS: also in BL5 3BL5 3BT: also in BL5 3BL5 3BW: also in BL5 3BL5 3FE: also in BL5 3BL5 3FF: also in BL5 3BL5 3FN: also in BL5 3BL5 3FT: also in BL5 3BL5 3GB: also in BL5 3BL5 3GF: also in BL5 3BL5 3GY: also in BL5 3BL5 3JJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3LG: also in BL5 3BL5 3LJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3LN: also in BL5 3BL5 3LP: also in BL5 3BL5 3LR: also in BL5 3BL5 3LS: also in BL5 3BL5 3LT: also in BL5 3BL5 3LU: also in BL5 3BL5 3LX: also in BL5 3BL5 3LY: also in BL5 3BL5 3LZ: also in BL5 3BL5 3NA: also in BL5 3BL5 3ND: also in BL5 3BL5 3NE: also in BL5 3BL5 3NF: also in BL5 3BL5 3NG: also in BL5 3BL5 3NH: also in BL5 3BL5 3NJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3NL: also in BL5 3BL5 3NN: also in BL5 3BL5 3NP: also in BL5 3BL5 3NR: also in BL5 3BL5 3NS: also in BL5 3BL5 3NT: also in BL5 3BL5 3NW: also in BL5 3BL5 3PA: also in BL5 3BL5 3PB: also in BL5 3BL5 3PD: also in BL5 3BL5 3PE: also in BL5 3BL5 3PF: also in BL5 3BL5 3PG: also in BL5 3BL5 3PH: also in BL5 3BL5 3PJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3PL: also in BL5 3BL5 3PN: also in BL5 3BL5 3PP: also in BL5 3BL5 3PQ: also in BL5 3BL5 3PR: also in BL5 3BL5 3PS: also in BL5 3BL5 3PT: also in BL5 3BL5 3PU: also in BL5 3BL5 3PW: also in BL5 3BL5 3PX: also in BL5 3BL5 3PY: also in BL5 3BL5 3PZ: also in BL5 3BL5 3QA: also in BL5 3BL5 3QB: also in BL5 3BL5 3QD: also in BL5 3BL5 3QE: also in BL5 3BL5 3QF: also in BL5 3BL5 3QG: also in BL5 3BL5 3QH: also in BL5 3BL5 3QJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3QL: also in BL5 3BL5 3QN: also in BL5 3BL5 3QQ: also in BL5 3BL5 3QR: also in BL5 3BL5 3QW: also in BL5 3BL5 3QY: also in BL5 3BL5 3UN: also in BL5 3BL5 3UP: also in BL5 3BL5 3UW: also in BL5 3BL5 3WG: also in BL5 3BL5 3XA: also in BL5 3BL5 3XB: also in BL5 3BL5 3XE: also in BL5 3BL5 3XH: also in BL5 3BL5 3XP: also in BL5 3BL5 3XU: also in BL5 3BL5 3XY: also in BL5 3BL5 3YJ: also in BL5 3BL5 3YW: also in BL5 3 3 places, 2.2–2.8 kmAspull Surgery 2.7 kmWingates BL5 3NB Map of BL5 3NB and what is near it Map of BL5 3NB: its centre point, with the 356 other postcodes in the BL5 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Wingates BL5 3NB
  • BL5 3NB
  • Other postcodes in BL5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5681, longitude -2.5447)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL5 3NB?

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 BL5 3NB?

Every home and business at BL5 3NB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 53% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)53% 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 BL5 3NB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL5 3NB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL5 3NB 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 BL5 3NB 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 BL5 3NB.

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 BL5 3NB: 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 BL5 3NB 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 BL5 3NB?

Homes in BL5 3 sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 184 sales, down 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£249,995 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,148 56 sales
  • Semi-detached £242,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £171,250 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole BL5 district: a typical £233,750 from 332 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 BL5 3NB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL5 3NB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at BL5 3NB

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BL5 3NB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL5 3NB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around BL5 3NB. Over half of them (60%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). 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 BL5 3NB

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 £4,000 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 530 (60%)£1,600
Band Babout 130 (15%)£1,866
Band Cabout 100 (11%)£2,133
Band Dabout 80 (9%)£2,400
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,933
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,466
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 BL5 3NB is in (ONS area E01004776), 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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest open schools to BL5 3NB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL5 3NB is Horwich Parkway Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Horwich Parkway Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Westhoughton Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Four Gates, 70 m away.

More stations near BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL5 3NB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • Gigapower Charging point · 1 charger 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 kmCycle

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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest to the centre of BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL5 3NB, 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 BL5 3NB?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL5 3NB 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 BL5 3NB in a conservation area?

The centre of BL5 3NB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 BL5 3NB?

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 BL5 3NB. 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 BL5 3NB

Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
Parish
Westhoughton
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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BL5 3GF80 mBL5 3NA290 mBL5 3LZ370 mBL5 3ND390 mBL5 3LX520 mBL5 3NS540 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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