BL5 2ED

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in January 1980

BL5 2ED	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL5 2ED

Unnamed road - 22 properties, USRN 3403073

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5321 / 53°31'55"N

Longitude: -2.5199 / 2°31'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 531823 5931568

OS Easting: 365637

OS Northing: 404058

OS Grid: SD656040

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BWVL.7L

Mapcode Global: WH980.8H93

Open Location Code: 9C5VGFJJ+R2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rm77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21823 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL5 2ED on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:54
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:47

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:14
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:52
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL5 2ED, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL5 2ED

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
1 February 2024	15 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
23 June 2022	4 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£140,000
29 March 2022	1 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£118,000
20 January 2021	12 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
3 April 2020	5 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£290,000
22 June 2018	4 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£100,000
4 December 2017	12 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
17 July 2015	11 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
24 November 2014	3 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£82,000
4 October 2013	12 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£73,000
6 November 2012	9 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Detached	Freehold	£337,500
21 June 2010	1 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
20 February 2006	15 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,500
8 September 2005	13 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£124,950
3 February 2005	13 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£96,000
7 September 2004	15 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£80,000
27 August 2004	13 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
26 September 2002	15 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Semi-detached	Freehold	£69,000
26 June 2002	12 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£10,000
20 April 2000	1b Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Detached	Freehold	£103,000
17 November 1999	4 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£37,000
7 January 1999	4 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£41,897
18 December 1997	1b Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
28 August 1997	1c Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Detached	Leasehold	£84,950
18 April 1997	3 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£31,000
17 May 1996	4 Old Sirs, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2ED	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£38,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL5 2ED

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bolton West

MP

Phil Brickell Labour

Bolton Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Westhoughton South

Councillors

David Chadwick Labour

David Wilkinson Liberal Democrats

John McHugh Labour

BL5 2ED also falls within the Civil Parish of Westhoughton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL5 2ED

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00024978		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01004933	Bolton 035A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001018	Bolton 035	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000003	Westhoughton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05014837	Westhoughton South	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000001	Bolton	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001112	Bolton West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004802		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000016	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008271	Westhoughton	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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