Area Information for Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD

Industrial Street in Westhoughton is in the North West region of England. The postcode is within the Westhoughton South ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Bolton West. This page combines information for the address Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of BL5 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Bolton
Ward Westhoughton South
Constituency Bolton West * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency, local authority and/or ward boundaries.
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Region North West
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Westhoughton South), and the Greater Manchester Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD:

Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2JZ
Leigh Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2JQ
Townsfield Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NT
Townsfield Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NS
Birch Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NR
Lower Landedmans, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2QL

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about BL5 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 46
Semi-Detached 22
Terraced 61
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 0
Total 129
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 65
Owned with Mortgage 45
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 2
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 16
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 129

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 28
Two People 57
Three People 25
Four People 18
Five People 0
Six People 0
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 129

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 27
Family Household 94
Other Household 6
Total 127

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 64
Deprived In One Dimension 35
Deprived In Two Dimensions 25
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 129

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Bolton West constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 143
Female 153
Total 296

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 15
5-9 15
10-14 18
15-19 8
20-24 13
25-29 23
30-34 17
35-39 21
40-44 22
45-49 14
50-54 13
55-59 15
60-64 30
65-69 20
70-74 22
75-79 19
80-84 7
85+ 5
Total 297

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode BL5 2LD does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 86
Married 110
Separated 7
Divorced 30
Widowed 15
Total 248

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 123
Good 113
Fair 48
Bad 8
Very Bad 4
Total 296

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 84
Apprenticeship 15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
No GCSEs or Equivalent 42
Other 9
Total 249

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 95% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 282
Mixed Ethnicity 8
Chinese 1
Black African 3
Black Caribbean 1
Other Black/African/Caribbean 1
Total 296

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 289
European Union 2
Africa 4
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 296

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 289
10+ Years 5
5-10 Years 1
2-5 Years 1
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 296

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BL5 2LD.

Passport(s) Held
None 33
United Kingdom 260
European Union 1
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 81
Christian 202
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 13
Total 296

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Westhoughton South ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 31% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 89
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 27
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 16
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 2
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 10
Retired 76
Looking After Home or Family 6
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 17
Other 0
Total 248

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 18
Professional Occupations 34
Associate Professional Occupations 20
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 17
Skilled Trades Occupations 10
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 12
Elementary Occupations 12
Total 139

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 37
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 54
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 44
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 20
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 10
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 27
Semi-Routine Occupation 26
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 18
Full-time Student 11
Total 247

Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD is within the Westhoughton South policing neighbourhood, under the Greater Manchester Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.

Neighbourhood Team

Neighbourhood Team Address Westhoughton South
Force Website: http://www.gmp.police.uk

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Below are the details of the closest services to Westhoughton. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BL5 2LD.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest railway station is Daisy Hill, approximately 250 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Daisy Hill 250 yards
Hag Fold 1 mile
Westhoughton 1 mile
Atherton 1.8 miles
Lostock 2.4 miles
Hindley 2.4 miles
Horwich Parkway 2.7 miles
Ince (Manchester) 3.9 miles
Blackrod 4.1 miles
Bolton 4.4 miles
Wigan North Western 4.8 miles
Wigan Wallgate 4.8 miles
Moses Gate 4.8 miles
Walkden 5.2 miles
Farnworth 5.3 miles
Hall-i'-th'-Wood 5.7 miles
Kearsley (Manchester) 5.8 miles
Adlington (Lancashire) 6.1 miles
Bryn 6.1 miles
Pemberton 6.3 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is Washacre Primary Academy, approximately 270 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is Westhoughton High School, approximately half a mile away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Westhoughton High School half a mile May 2023
    
Atherton High School 1.7 miles January 2024
    
The Westleigh School 1.9 miles November 2022
    
Outwood Academy Hindley 2 miles December 2024
Ladybridge High School 2.4 miles November 2022
    
Fred Longworth High School 2.5 miles November 2017
    
Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy 2.6 miles February 2018
    
Essa Academy 3.1 miles October 2021
    
St Joseph's RC High School 3.1 miles December 2022
    
King's Leadership Academy Bolton 3.3 miles October 2023
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is Unsworth Group Practice, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is mydentist, Park Road, Westhoughton, approximately 830 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is Leigh Infirmary, approximately 2.6 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Industrial Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2LD. The nearest is Spectacle Services Opticians, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Spectacle Services Opticians 0.6 miles
seddons opticians 1.6 miles
Hepworth & Hall 1.6 miles
Greenhalgh Opticians 2.5 miles
Sensory Care 2.6 miles
Barnes-Hazel (Opticians) Ltd 2.7 miles
J W Caldicott 2.7 miles
RKEYECARE 2.7 miles
Deane Clinic Opticians 2.8 miles
Tesco Opticians 2.8 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in BL5 2LD

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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