Westhoughton
Westhoughton, in Bolton. What stands out most here is deprivation decile: at 4 it is in the fourth most deprived tenth of England, measured across this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people).
Planning designations: none at the centre — the centre postcode. Checked against the national registers; a designation can still cover part of the wider area.
Recorded crimes, whole borough: 30,380 — Bolton as a whole, the year to March 2026. The local force does not publish street-level crime to police.uk, so this is the borough's own total for a whole financial year. It covers a much bigger area than this page and cannot be read as a figure for here.
Rivers and sea flood risk: not in an at-risk band — the centre postcode. England only, indicative, by 50 m cell, rivers and sea only. It says nothing about surface water.
GP practices used by this neighbourhood: 57 — this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people). Most use Stable Fold Surgery (42%). Where neighbours are registered — not a catchment, and not a guarantee of a place.
We could not show these: census. They either did not answer or are not published for this area — a gap in our data, not a finding about this place.
Rankings and orderings on this page are ours; every figure belongs to the publisher named beside it.
Is Westhoughton a nice place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so we don't give Westhoughton a score. These are the official figures people usually weigh, for the neighbourhood around its centre, compared with England wherever the comparison is fair.
Is Westhoughton safe?
On the government's crime measure (the Indices of Deprivation 2025), the neighbourhood at the centre of Westhoughton is in decile 2 of 10 — among the fifth of England's neighbourhoods with the most crime. Decile 1 is the tenth of neighbourhoods with the most crime, decile 10 the tenth with the least.
What does it cost to live in Westhoughton?
Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the last year (283 homes sold in Westhoughton, HM Land Registry). That is the middle of what happened to sell, not a valuation.
Is Westhoughton good for families?
There are 47 open schools within 3 miles of the centre (41 primary, 6 secondary). The nearest is Westhoughton High School, 0.2 miles away; each school's own Ofsted report is linked further down this page. On the government's education and skills measure, which counts the qualifications of children and adults who live there, the neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 — around the middle of England for qualifications and skills.
Health and doctors in Westhoughton
On the government's health measure, which counts early deaths, illness and disability, the neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 — among the fifth of England's neighbourhoods with the poorest health. People in this neighbourhood are registered with 57 GP practices; most use Stable Fold Surgery (42%). The nearest acute hospital is Beaumont Hospital, 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
What is the neighbourhood like?
Overall, the neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, where 1 is England's most deprived tenth and 10 the least. It describes the area, never the people in it. For living environment, which counts the condition of homes, air quality and road accidents, it is in decile 5 of 10 — around the middle of England for living environment. The centre is not in a rivers-and-sea flood risk band (Environment Agency; surface water is a separate risk).
The figures describe the neighbourhood around the centre (BL5 3AG), not every street in Westhoughton. For your own street, look up your postcode on the StreetOwl dashboard.
The figures
Figures are shown against their own scale, or against the England figure beside them. These are a reading aid, not a rating — StreetOwl does not score places.
| Measure | Here | England | What it covers, and who publishes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprivation decile (1 = England's most deprived tenth) | 4in the fourth most deprived tenth of England | 5.5 | this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG 1 = the most deprived tenth of England, 10 = the least. It describes the neighbourhood, never the people in it. |
| Planning designations | none at the centre | — | the centre postcode planning.data.gov.uk checked against the national registers; a designation can still cover part of the wider area. |
| Recorded crimes, whole borough | 30,380 | — | Bolton as a whole, the year to March 2026 Home Office recorded crime, CSP level the local force does not publish street-level crime to police.uk, so this is the borough's own total for a whole financial year. It covers a much bigger area than this page and cannot be read as a figure for here. |
| Rivers and sea flood risk | not in an at-risk band | — | the centre postcode Environment Agency NaFRA2 England only, indicative, by 50 m cell, rivers and sea only. It says nothing about surface water. |
| GP practices used by this neighbourhood | 57 | — | this neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) NHS England, patients registered at a GP practice Most use Stable Fold Surgery (42%). Where neighbours are registered — not a catchment, and not a guarantee of a place. |
| Miles to the nearest acute hospital | 2.3 | — | straight-line distance from the centre NHS England, with NHS ODS site locations Beaumont Hospital, run by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Straight-line, not a journey time, and the nearest site is not always the one you would be taken to. |
| Major infrastructure projects nearby | 1 | — | centred within 9 miles of the centre Planning Inspectorate NSIP register Airports, power stations, reservoirs, major roads and the like. Each project is recorded at a single point, so one counted here may be centred some way off. |
| Planning applications nearby | 9 | — | within 600 m of the centre Council planning registers via PlanIt recently listed on the council's own register. A count of applications, not of approvals. |
| Median sold price, last 12 months | £200,000 | — | 283 homes sold in Westhoughton HM Land Registry Price Paid Data Houses, flats and bungalows only — shops and land are excluded. A median of what happened to sell, which a year heavy on large houses will lift. Not a valuation. |
| Renewable energy schemes nearby | 9 | — | within 1.9 miles of the centre DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database 30 MW of it already operating. Wind, solar, hydro and battery schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Counts schemes refused or withdrawn too, so it is what has been proposed here, not what is running. |
| Schools within 3 miles | 47 | — | within 3 miles of the centre DfE Get Information About Schools 41 primary, 6 secondary. Open schools only. Each school listed below links to its own Ofsted report; the Schools tile on the dashboard shows each school's latest inspection for a postcode. |
Schools nearest the centre
Ofsted stopped publishing an overall grade in the register we hold, so each school below links to its own Ofsted report page, where the current judgement is.
| School | Phase | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Westhoughton High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles |
| Woodland Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles |
| Eatock Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles |
| The Gates Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles |
See it live
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Figures describe the geography stated against them — a neighbourhood, a council or a point — and not the whole of Westhoughton. Built 2026-10-31.