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BL5 postcode area · Bolton

The BL5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bolton. Area Scores range from 3 to 82 across them. Every full BL5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BL5 district: Westhoughton East scores 83 out of 100 (#1,184 of 6,856 nationally) while Halliwell & Brownlow Fold sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £126,500 in Halliwell & Brownlow Fold to £260,000 in Over Hulton — a 2.1× gap within the BL5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,093a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime—no data published by the police force
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BL5 district

£235,500median home sold over the past year · +22.5% over 5 years · +0.7% over the year · 438 sales
Detached£355,296
Semi-detached£230,000
Terraced£177,750
Flat£117,500
Bolton£207,500
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Westhoughton EastBolton 1,18483 £250,000
Westhoughton Daisy HillBolton 2,02070 £242,500
Over HultonBolton 2,40465 £260,000
Horwich South & MiddlebrookBolton 2,59662 £211,000
Horwich EastBolton 3,25452 £251,746
Westhoughton WestBolton 5,30423 £195,000
Daubhill & Fernhill GateBolton 6,07811 £200,000
Farnworth SouthBolton 6,2649 £167,000
Halliwell & Brownlow FoldBolton 6,5994 £126,500

People living in BL5 Census 2021

Residents71,554
Median age (est.)41
Density1,378per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above29%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 18%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 14%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 80%Asian 14%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 27% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BL5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BL5 district.

Farnworth Horwich Westhoughton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BL5.

M46 BL3 BL1 BL6 BL11 BL4 BL78 M29

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.