BL5 2AX maps, stats, and open data

BL5 2AX lies on Wearish Lane in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 2AX is located in the Westhoughton South electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton West. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BL5 2AX maps

BL5 2AX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL5 2AX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL5 2AX geodata

Easting	364414
Northing	405049
Latitude	53.540871
Longitude	-2.538453

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL5 2AX?

Street	Wearish Lane
Locality	Westhoughton
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL5
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BL5 2AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL5 2AX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Westhoughton South
Constituency	Bolton West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL5 2AX

49, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2024 13 MAR £330,000
33, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2023 21 JUL £201,942
47, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2019 19 DEC £450,000
35, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2018 21 SEP £230,000
51, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2018 8 FEB £450,000
45, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2017 8 DEC £275,000
47, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2014 11 JUN £350,000
27, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2013 5 JUL £250,000
37, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2012 20 APR £240,000
45, WEARISH LANE, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2AX 2006 29 SEP £270,000

➜ Westhoughton house prices

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 2AX

Wearish Lane (Wearish Ln)	Hosker's Nook	35m
The Hoskers/Redwood (The Hoskers)	Hosker's Nook	171m
Wigan Road/Wearish Lane (Wigan Road)	Dobb Brow	202m
Wigan Road/Bridge Inn (Wigan Road)	Hart Common	271m
Wigan Road/Bridge Inn (Wigan Road)	Hart Common	309m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 2AX

Daisy Hill Station	1.5km
Westhoughton Station	1.9km
Hindley Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in BL5 2AX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BL5 2AX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	43.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.83Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 2AX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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BL5 2AX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL5 2AX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	351,750
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,588
Median (kWh/meter)	17,376

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	94,986
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,937
Median (kWh/meter)	5,036

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL5 2AX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL5 2AX.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

17.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL5 2AX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL5 2AX (metres)

Westhoughto Lions ARLFC

Cunningham Road

223m

St Georges C of E School

Cappadocia Way

226m

Tamarind Table

405 Wigan Road

302m

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Nearest post box to BL5 2AX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 Wearish Lane	17:10	11:40	75m
Sanderlings	17:10	11:45	389m
113 Southfield Drive	16:50	11:25	1,157m

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BL5 2AX ITL and BL5 2AX LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BL5 2AX:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000001	Bolton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BL5 2AX census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BL5 2AX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00025000
LSOA	E01004937	Bolton 035D
MSOA	E02001018	Bolton 035

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL5 2AX

BL5 2RT	Bellwood	93m
BL5 2AU	Oakhurst Grove	145m
BL5 2RS	Hoskers Nook	145m
BL5 2RX	Rosewood	178m
BL5 2AW	Wearish Lane	184m
BL5 2AN	Cunningham Road	217m
BL5 2BH	Wigan Road	221m
BL5 2DW	The Hoskers	234m
BL5 2RU	Redwood	276m
BL5 2DR	Wearish Lane	280m

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