Postcode BL3 5BZ (Bolton)

Map showing BL3 5BZ and nearby postcodes

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

BL3 5BZ 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 5BZ as Ethnicity central > Ethnic dynamics > Constrained neighbourhoods.

The closest road name to BL3 5BZ is Baldwin Street which is centered 17 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Vickers Street and is 126 m away. The closest railway station is Bolton Rail Station, 809 m away.

The closest primary school to BL3 5BZ (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 5BZ 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 5BZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Baldwin Street 17 m
Rasbottom Street 20 m
Temperance Street 44 m
Norris Street 54 m
Back Baldwin Street 54 m
Back Baldwin Street North 56 m
Noble Street 66 m
Back Bristol Street 102 m
Ashbury Close 108 m
Faringdon Walk 137 m
Back Derby Street 140 m
Emblem Street 146 m
Basil Street 152 m
Whowell Street 157 m
University Way 157 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL3 5BZ

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 5BZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)		 Distance
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020) 		232 m
University Collegiate School Good
(March 14, 2019) 		251 m
Bolton College Good
(February 10, 2017) 		355 m
Bolton Sixth Form College Good
(May 23, 2017) 		388 m
Clarendon Primary School Good
(February 13, 2020) 		523 m
Pikes Lane Primary School Outstanding
(June 16, 2016) 		588 m
Bolton Muslim Girls School 631 m
Sunning Hill Primary School Outstanding
(November 7, 2013) 		672 m
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019) 		813 m
Gilnow Primary School Good
(January 19, 2017) 		933 m
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Good
(February 5, 2020) 		976 m
Brandwood Primary School Good
(September 26, 2017) 		1.11 km
Bolton Islamic Girls School Good
(July 8, 2021) 		1.19 km
St Ethelbert's RC Primary School Good
(November 1, 2018) 		1.2 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017) 		1.27 km
Haslam Park Primary School Good
(October 19, 2017) 		1.28 km
Gaskell Community Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017) 		1.28 km
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Inadequate
(June 27, 2019) 		1.44 km
Bolton School Boys' Division 1.45 km
Bolton School Girls' Division 1.45 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Vickers Street Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Vickers Street Bus Stop/Station 160 m
University of Bolton Bus Stop/Station 207 m
College Way Bus Stop/Station 261 m
College Way Bus Stop/Station 267 m
Great Moor Street Taxi Rank 709 m
Bolton - Spa Road Taxi Rank 772 m
Interchange Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 791 m
Bolton Rail Station Rail 809 m
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 2.97 km
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 2.99 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.01 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.06 km
Terminal One Access Air 25.63 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bradford Reservoir Inland Water 1.36 km
Will Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.76 km
Deane Church Clough Valley 1.78 km
Raikes Clough Valley 2.19 km
Burnden Clough Valley 2.2 km
Higher Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.2 km
Doe Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Lower Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.35 km
Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Dover Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Oaken Bottom Valley 2.55 km
Captain's Clough Valley 2.82 km
Meeting of the Waters Inland Water 2.84 km
Ravens Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.99 km
Bull Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.1 km

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.57158100
Longitude -2.43801500
OS Easting 371091
OS Northing 0408420
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