# BL5 3EL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.555349, -2.505744
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHF4V+4P
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rn
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 66593 06642
- **UTM:** 30U 532742 5934165
- **Elevation:** 121m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Bolton (E08000001)
- **Ward:** Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill (E05014836)
- **Constituency:** Bolton West (E14001112)
- **Parish code:** E04000003
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **Built-up area:** E63008271
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004891
- **2021 MSOA:** Westhoughton East (E02001011)
- **2021 output area:** E00024798
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004891
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001011
- **2011 output area:** E00024798
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004771
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 22406
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000016
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Westhoughton | 1192 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 2758 |
| GP | Unsworth Group Practice | 573 |
| School | St Thomas CofE Primary School | 499 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 27367 |
| Bus stop | Heatons Grove | 194 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 3326 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco Westhoughton | 194 |
| Pharmacy | Rowlands Pharmacy | 802 |
| Post office | Westhoughton Post Office | 1270 |
| Library | Westhoughton Library | 1199 |
| Coast | — | 26026 |
| Central London | — | 278770 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL5 3EJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203EJ)
- [BL5 3EP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203EP)
- [BL5 3JS](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203JS)
- [BL5 3JR](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203JR)
- [BL5 3JU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203JU)
- [BL6 4HW](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%204HW)
- [BL5 3BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203BJ)
- [BL5 3BU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203BU)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203EL.json).

## Data

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