Postcode BL3 5BW (Bolton)

Map showing BL3 5BW and nearby postcodes

The postcode BL3 5BW is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL3 5BW is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

BL3 5BW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BL3 5BW as Ethnicity central > Ethnic dynamics > Constrained neighbourhoods.

The closest road name to BL3 5BW is Emblem Street which is centered 39 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Vickers Street and is 120 m away. The closest railway station is Bolton Rail Station, 916 m away.

The closest primary school to BL3 5BW (for ages 11 and under) is St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 5, 2020.

Policing for BL3 5BW is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Bolton Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BL3 5BW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BL3 5BW, and the approximate distance away.

Emblem Street 39 m
Kershaw Street 61 m
Temperance Street 65 m
Noble Street 75 m
Back Bristol Street 80 m
Rasbottom Street 90 m
Back Baldwin Street 94 m
Baldwin Street 106 m
Vickers Street 117 m
Back Mary Street 135 m
Chatham Gardens 136 m
Barsham Drive 137 m
Back Baldwin Street North 150 m
Derby Street 157 m
Norris Street 160 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL3 5BW

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BL3 5BW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)		 Distance
University Collegiate School Good
(March 14, 2019) 		234 m
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020) 		333 m
Bolton College Good
(February 10, 2017) 		417 m
Bolton Sixth Form College Good
(May 23, 2017) 		465 m
Pikes Lane Primary School Outstanding
(June 16, 2016) 		518 m
Clarendon Primary School Good
(February 13, 2020) 		545 m
Bolton Muslim Girls School 573 m
Sunning Hill Primary School Outstanding
(November 7, 2013) 		590 m
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019) 		845 m
Gilnow Primary School Good
(January 19, 2017) 		863 m
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Good
(February 5, 2020) 		897 m
Brandwood Primary School Good
(September 26, 2017) 		1.01 km
St Ethelbert's RC Primary School Good
(November 1, 2018) 		1.09 km
Haslam Park Primary School Good
(October 19, 2017) 		1.17 km
Bolton Islamic Girls School Good
(July 8, 2021) 		1.26 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017) 		1.27 km
Gaskell Community Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017) 		1.32 km
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Inadequate
(June 27, 2019) 		1.33 km
Bolton School Boys' Division 1.39 km
Bolton School Girls' Division 1.39 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL3 5BW - Data from Apr 2022

Vickers Street Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Vickers Street Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Vicarage Street Bus Stop/Station 165 m
Vicarage Street Bus Stop/Station 169 m
Chatham Gardens Bus Stop/Station 187 m
Great Moor Street Taxi Rank 808 m
Bolton - Spa Road Taxi Rank 824 m
Interchange Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 898 m
Bolton Rail Station Rail 916 m
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 3.03 km
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 3.05 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.02 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.08 km
Terminal One Access Air 25.64 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL3 5BW - Data from Dec 2021

Bradford Reservoir Inland Water 1.43 km
Deane Church Clough Valley 1.68 km
Will Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.75 km
Higher Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.25 km
Doe Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Raikes Clough Valley 2.29 km
Burnden Clough Valley 2.29 km
Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Lower Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.4 km
Dover Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Oaken Bottom Valley 2.66 km
Captain's Clough Valley 2.78 km
Meeting of the Waters Inland Water 2.9 km
Ravens Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Bull Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.18 km

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.57127000
Longitude -2.43955200
OS Easting 370989
OS Northing 0408386
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1972
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency		 Bolton South East
Electoral Ward Rumworth
Local Authority District Bolton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000001
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) 		Bolton Teaching
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) 		North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership		 Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) 		NHS Bolton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Ethnic dynamics
Subgroup: Constrained neighbourhoods
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bolton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33004735
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone 		Bolton 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone 		Bolton 021D
Output Area / Small Area 3C1