The UK Postcode Database

BL5 2LU

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in July 1983
BL5 2LU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL5 2LU

The Cloisters - 29 properties, USRN 3404092

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5318 / 53°31'54"N

Longitude: -2.522 / 2°31'19"W

UTM Reference: 30U 531681 5931538

OS Easting: 365495

OS Northing: 404030

OS Grid: SD654040

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BWTL.SP

Mapcode Global: WH980.7H99

Open Location Code: 9C5VGFJH+P5

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 2LU 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 today04:14 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 2LU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL5 2LU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
28 June 2024 15 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £190,000
27 March 2024 4 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
13 October 2022 14 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
1 February 2022 4 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
19 March 2021 2 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
4 February 2020 9 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,000
13 December 2019 2 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,500
14 October 2019 3 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £124,995
24 November 2017 10 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
20 November 2017 8 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
18 August 2017 15 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £141,500
26 October 2016 27 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £103,000
12 August 2016 23 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £140,000
1 May 2015 5 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
7 February 2014 2 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,500
7 November 2013 3 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £84,000
19 July 2013 8 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
27 March 2013 11 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
5 April 2012 41 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,000
17 December 2010 9 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £98,000
26 October 2007 1 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £123,500
25 May 2007 33 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £119,950
11 December 2006 2 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
15 September 2006 21 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £156,000
11 September 2006 41 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £119,950
10 April 2006 33 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £108,000
9 December 2005 27 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,000
11 November 2005 1 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000
21 October 2005 5 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Freehold £87,500
14 June 2004 41 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £92,500
9 January 2004 6 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,950
12 December 2003 31 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £104,950
11 November 2003 33 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £76,500
4 October 2002 21 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £89,000
14 June 2002 25 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £59,000
3 May 2002 4 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000
1 May 2002 23 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £78,000
26 April 2002 14 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Freehold £68,500
5 December 2001 8 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,000
31 August 2001 21 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £72,500
11 May 2001 5 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Freehold £36,000
12 April 2001 35 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £48,500
27 October 2000 33 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £47,950
1 September 2000 14 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Freehold £58,250
30 June 2000 11 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
23 December 1999 43 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £43,000
3 November 1999 17 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £44,995
30 September 1999 10 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,500
5 October 1998 41 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £46,995
24 April 1998 27 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £41,000
9 May 1997 11 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,500
27 February 1997 43 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Detached Leasehold £43,000
14 August 1996 2 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £30,500
24 May 1996 6 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £28,500
26 April 1996 25 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Semi-detached Leasehold £43,250
27 January 1995 3 The Cloisters, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2LU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,500

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 2LU

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 2LU 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 2LU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData 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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