The UK Postcode Database

BL5 3NW

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in January 1980
BL5 3NW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with BL5 3NW

Dicconson Lane - 15 properties, USRN 3401179

Code Lane - 1 property, USRN 3400880

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 3405994

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5658 / 53°33'57"N

Longitude: -2.5526 / 2°33'9"W

UTM Reference: 30U 529634 5935312

OS Easting: 363501

OS Northing: 407832

OS Grid: SD635078

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BWM6.5G

Mapcode Global: WH97S.RMPQ

Open Location Code: 9C5VHC8W+8X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rn35

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12402 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for BL5 3NW on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
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 3NW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL5 3NW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
22 November 2021 14 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Detached Freehold £700,000
24 February 2021 24 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Semi-detached Freehold £312,000
15 January 2021 16 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Detached Freehold £330,000
20 June 2019 24 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
16 June 2017 Radlins Barn, Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Other property type Freehold £62,000
8 October 2007 14 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Detached Freehold £525,000
28 January 2005 14 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3NW Detached Freehold £380,000

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 3NW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bolton West

MP

Phil Brickell Labour

Bolton Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill

Councillors

Arthur Price Liberal Democrats

Martin Tighe Conservative

Deirdre McGeown Liberal Democrats

BL5 3NW 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 3NW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00024227 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01004776 Bolton 031A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001014 Bolton 031 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000003 Westhoughton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014836 Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill 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
E33002270 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
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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