BL5 2UW maps, stats, and open data

BL5 2UW lies on Glencar in Westhoughton, Bolton. BL5 2UW 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 September 1991.

BL5 2UW maps

BL5 2UW map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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BL5 2UW geodata

Easting	364992
Northing	405138
Latitude	53.541710
Longitude	-2.529741

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL5 2UW?

Street	Glencar
Locality	Westhoughton
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL5 2UW Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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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 2UW

22, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2021 27 SEP £220,000
34, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2016 12 JUL £143,500
22, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2015 2 NOV £153,000
3, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2007 31 JUL £122,000
1, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2005 22 APR £129,000
1, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2004 22 OCT £137,000
36, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2002 20 JUN £76,000
3, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 2002 24 MAY £74,000
36, GLENCAR, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 2UW 1998 14 AUG £56,000

➜ Westhoughton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL5 2UW

The Pewfist	Daisy Hill	126m
The Pewfist/Charlock Avenue (The Pewfist)	Daisy Hill	160m
Southfield Drive/Wigan Road (Southfield Dr)	Daisy Hill	195m
Southfield Drive/Wigan Road (Southfield Dr)	Daisy Hill	213m
Wigan Road/Allenby Grove (Wigan Road)	Dobb Brow	230m

Nearest railway stations to BL5 2UW

Daisy Hill Station	1km
Westhoughton Station	1.6km
Hag Fold Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in BL5 2UW (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL5 2UW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	53.7Mbps
Average download speed	69.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.57Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL5 2UW (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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Source: Ofcom
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BL5 2UW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	252,444
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,976
Median (kWh/meter)	10,842

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	76,720
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,262
Median (kWh/meter)	3,390

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL5 2UW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL5 2UW.
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

73.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL5 2UW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Westhoughton Cricket Club

Cappadocia Way

196m

E & L Catering

Westhoughton Cricket Club

196m

The Corner Shop

203 Wigan Road

206m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL5 2UW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 Wearish Lane	17:10	11:40	554m
113 Southfield Drive	16:50	11:25	578m
Sanderlings	17:10	11:45	581m

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Source: Dracos
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BL5 2UW ITL and BL5 2UW 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 2UW:

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 2UW 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 2UW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024992
LSOA	E01004939	Bolton 031E
MSOA	E02001014	Bolton 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL5 2UW

BL5 2UN	The Pewfist Spinney	71m
BL5 2EW	The Pewfist	132m
BL5 2EF	Charlock Avenue	161m
BL5 2DX	Chelsea Court	164m
BL5 2RQ	Sandalwood	194m
BL5 2PP	Southfield Drive	194m
BL5 2AJ	Wigan Road	202m
BL5 2PN	Lower Southfield	202m
BL5 2BJ	Quakerfields	250m
BL5 2PT	Chelsea Close	255m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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