# BL5 3NS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.564913, -2.538547
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHF76+XH
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rn
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 64428 07722
- **UTM:** 30U 530562 5935214
- **Elevation:** 131m
- **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
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004776
- **2021 MSOA:** Westhoughton West (E02001014)
- **2021 output area:** E00024227
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004776
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001014
- **2011 output area:** E00024227
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33002270
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 12402
- **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 | 1409 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 3087 |
| GP | Stable Fold Surgery | 1712 |
| School | The Gates Primary School | 1378 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 29471 |
| Bus stop | Lostock Lane | 105 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 3354 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 1028 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 1919 |
| Post office | Westhoughton Post Office | 2126 |
| Library | Westhoughton Library | 2146 |
| Coast | — | 25991 |
| Central London | — | 280910 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 51.2% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL5 3LZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203LZ)
- [BL5 3XH](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203XH)
- [BL5 3XE](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203XE)
- [BL5 3PN](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203PN)
- [BL5 3LX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203LX)
- [BL5 3LY](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203LY)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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