High deprivation
IMD England
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Crime · Oct '25
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Coordinates & Location for BL5 2AS
Postcode
BL5 2AS
Coordinates
53.5443, -2.5350
Grid reference
SD646054
Easting
364,644
Northing
405,432
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VGFV7+PX
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Westhoughton
Travel to Work
Manchester
ITL Region
Bolton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8892
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8892 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · BL5 2AS
HM Land Registry · Bolton
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Police Recorded Crime near BL5 2AS
Crime trends · near BL5 2AS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearNov '23 – Oct '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
110
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
ASB
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
000
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
110
Nov '23May '24Nov '24May '25Oct '25
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian57.5%
No religion35.6%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.3%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
All members 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Any member 66+9.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council AreaBolton West E14001112
Constituency
E14001112Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Westhoughton South
Constituency code
E14001112
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Westhoughton
International Territorial Level
Bolton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandGreater Manchester
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bolton Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T
Cancer Alliance
Greater Manchester
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bolton 031E E01004939
E01004939MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 031 E02001014
E02001014LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 031E E01004939
E01004939MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 031 E02001014
E02001014Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL5 2AS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 8892
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004939 and MSOA E02001014 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL5 2AS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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