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BL5 2NQ

Westhoughton South

Bolton

Overview

Postcode BL5 2NQ is located in a major urban area, within the Westhoughton South ward of Bolton in the North West region , and forms part of the Westhoughton East area. It has moderate deprivation level. The average income of residents in Westhoughton East is £47,000 per year. The nearest station is Daisy Hill located about 0.3 miles away. There are 7 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest medium park is Central Park.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
5.6%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

6/10

Westhoughton East has a moderate level of deprivation, ranked at position 15,843 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 48% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

9/10

Westhoughton East has a very high crime rate.

Social housing

5.6%

Approximately 5.6% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 5.7% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

9/10

The average income of residents in Westhoughton East is £47,000 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BL5 2NQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Westhoughton East near BL5 2NQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Daisy Hill located about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.3 mi

Daisy Hill

N/A

0.9 mi

Westhoughton

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miCentral ParkMedium

Schools

In the BL5 2NQ postcode area, located within Westhoughton East, there are 7 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.0 miPrimaryWashacre Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.3 miSecondaryWesthoughton High SchoolCommunity school

Requires improvement

0.5 miPrimaryEatock Primary SchoolCommunity school

Outstanding