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BL5 3GT

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill

Bolton

Overview

Postcode BL5 3GT 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 moderate deprivation level. The average income of residents in Westhoughton East is £47,000 per year. The nearest station is Westhoughton located about 0.2 miles away. There are 5 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
9.1%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Low

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

9.1%

Approximately 9.1% 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

Low

Low noise level (55.0-59.9 dB) from road, approximately 0 ft away from BL5 3GT.

Flood risk

No risk

Westhoughton East near BL5 3GT has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Westhoughton located about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.2 mi

Westhoughton

N/A

1 mi

Daisy Hill

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.2 miCentral ParkMedium

Schools

In the BL5 3GT postcode area, located within Westhoughton East, there are 5 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimarySacred Heart R.C. Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school

Outstanding

0.3 miPrimaryThe Gates Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.3 miSecondaryWesthoughton High SchoolCommunity school

Requires improvement