# BL5 3PS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.560877, -2.524395
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHF6G+96
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rn
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 65362 07266
- **UTM:** 30U 531502 5934771
- **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:** E63008259
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004776
- **2021 MSOA:** Westhoughton West (E02001014)
- **2021 output area:** E00024224
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004776
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001014
- **2011 output area:** E00024224
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004780
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B1)
- **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 | 569 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 2689 |
| GP | Stable Fold Surgery | 944 |
| School | The Gates Primary School | 371 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 28565 |
| Bus stop | Dixon Street | 130 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 4065 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 65 |
| Pharmacy | Numark Pharmacy | 1329 |
| Post office | Westhoughton Post Office | 1365 |
| Library | Westhoughton Library | 1355 |
| Coast | — | 25988 |
| Central London | — | 279995 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 90.9% gigabit, 100% superfast, 90.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL5 3WG](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203WG)
- [BL5 3PR](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203PR)
- [BL5 3PU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203PU)
- [BL5 3BE](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203BE)
- [BL5 3PP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203PP)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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