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BL5 2QW

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill

Bolton

Overview

Postcode BL5 2QW is located in a major urban area, within the Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward of Bolton in the North West region , and forms part of the Westhoughton East area. It has very low deprivation level. The average income of residents in Westhoughton East is £47,000 per year. The nearest station is Daisy Hill located about 0.5 miles away. There are 8 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest medium park is Central Park.

Crime rate
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
0.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Moderate

Deprivation level

2/10

Westhoughton East has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,453 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 10% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

5/10

Westhoughton East has a moderate crime rate.

Social housing

0.8%

Approximately 0.8% 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

Moderate

Moderate noise level (65.0-69.9 dB) from road, approximately 155 ft away from BL5 2QW.

Flood risk

No risk

Westhoughton East near BL5 2QW 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 0.5 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.5 mi

Daisy Hill

N/A

0.8 mi

Westhoughton

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miCentral ParkMedium

Schools

In the BL5 2QW postcode area, located within Westhoughton East, there are 8 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryWashacre Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.2 miSecondaryWesthoughton High SchoolCommunity school

Requires improvement

0.5 miPrimarySacred Heart R.C. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school

Outstanding