# BL5 3SW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.553742, -2.524111
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHF3G+F9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rn
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 65375 06472
- **UTM:** 30U 531526 5933977
- **Elevation:** 107m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Bolton (E08000001)
- **Ward:** Westhoughton South (E05014837)
- **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:** E01004936
- **2021 MSOA:** Westhoughton West (E02001014)
- **2021 output area:** E00024980
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004936
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001014
- **2011 output area:** E00024980
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004779
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 16344
- **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 | 227 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 3338 |
| GP | Stable Fold Surgery | 155 |
| School | Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | 204 |
| Airport | Manchester Airport | 27905 |
| Bus stop | Wesley Street | 130 |
| Food bank | Atherton & Leigh | 3873 |
| Defibrillator | Westhoughton Railway Station | 331 |
| Pharmacy | Numark Pharmacy | 545 |
| Post office | Westhoughton Post Office | 585 |
| Library | Westhoughton Library | 590 |
| Coast | — | 25289 |
| Central London | — | 279345 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 96.9% gigabit, 100% superfast, 96.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL5 3NX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203NX)
- [BL5 3SX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203SX)
- [BL5 3SA](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203SA)
- [BL5 3SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203SP)
- [BL5 3SR](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203SR)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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