Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16344
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16344 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.
Police Recorded Crime near BL5 3AZ
Crime trends · near BL5 3AZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearDec '23 – Nov '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Dec '23Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Nov '25
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Nov '25
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,177
White Brit.92.5%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Total residents: 2,170
Christian63.6%
No religion30.1%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,163
50–6421.3%
35–4918.8%
25–3415.2%
65–7410.5%
75–846.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Total households: 1,011
Other22.6%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Bolton
Local Authority
Council Area
Bolton West E14001112
Constituency
E14001112
Greater Manchester
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
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 Scotland
Greater 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 031C E01004936
E01004936
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bolton 031 E02001014
E02001014
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bolton 031C E01004936
E01004936
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bolton 031 E02001014
E02001014
Urban: 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
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL5 3AZ 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: 16344
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004936 and MSOA E02001014 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL5 3AZ 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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