Bolton
1 address across 1 postcode (BL5), about 290 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 3400880.
No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Bolton costs £2,400 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Horwich Parkway, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 133 m above sea level. 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Stable Fold Surgery, about 2.1 km away. About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Bolton in 2026-27: Band D £2,400 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,600 | £1,866 | £2,133 | £2,400 | £2,933 | £3,466 | £4,000 | £4,799 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (60% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Bolton.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 133 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL5 3NW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Horwich Parkway 550,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Westhoughton 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Hindley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Chorley Road Cooper Turning | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wigan Bus Station | 6.1 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stable Fold Surgery | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Direct | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Church Street Dental Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Horwich Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,670 m² | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 570 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holden Woods | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Stonepit Field Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Wildfowl Sanctuary | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Danes Valley | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
| Tucker's Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north-west |
| Hamer's Creek | Bay | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gates Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Brewery BL5 3NA | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Dan and the Bees BL5 3NA | Other catering premises | 190 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Ewe Restaurant (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BL5 3NB) is no longer listed; it was rated 3 Generally satisfactory found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL5 3NW: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.