BL1 2RQ maps, stats, and open data

BL1 2RQ lies on Merehall Close in Bolton. BL1 2RQ is located in the Queens Park & Central electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton North East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BL1 2RQ maps

BL1 2RQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL1 2RQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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BL1 2RQ geodata

Easting	371128
Northing	409934
Latitude	53.585207
Longitude	-2.437595

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 2RQ?

Street	Merehall Close
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL1 2RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 2RQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Queens Park & Central
Constituency	Bolton North East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BL1 2RQ

December 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cramond Close	445m
August 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Rainham Drive	437m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 2RQ

Merehall Drive/Merehall Close (Merehall Drive)	Brownlow Fold	45m
Merehall Drive/Petersfield Walk (Merehall Drive)	Brownlow Fold	51m
Vernon Street/Mossfield Court (Vernon Street)	Brownlow Fold	94m
Vernon Street/Mossfield Court (Vernon Street)	Brownlow Fold	109m
Prince Street/School Hill (Prince Street)	Brownlow Fold	270m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 2RQ

Bolton Station	1.5km
Hall i' th' Wood Station	2.1km
Bromley Cross Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL1 2RQ

Broadband access in BL1 2RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BL1 2RQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	45.0Mbps
Average download speed	50.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 2RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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BL1 2RQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 2RQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	203,898
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,709
Median (kWh/meter)	9,398

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	56,640
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,332
Median (kWh/meter)	3,236

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL1 2RQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL1 2RQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

99.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 2RQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 2RQ (meters)

Gaskell CP School

Thomas Holden Street

259m

Caribbean Sunrise Foods (Bolton) Ltd

210 St Georges Road

343m

Nelson

30 Chorley Old Road

344m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL1 2RQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bolton North Delivery Office	18:45		507m
Tennyson Street	17:10	11:10	580m
Bolton North Delivery Office	18:45	12:25	597m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL1 2RQ

Facility	Distance
Gaskell Community Primary School Thomas Holden Street, Bolton Grass Pitches	144m
Barbarian Gym Kent Street, Bolton Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	272m
St Matthews Primary School Kentford Road, Bolton Grass Pitches	361m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL1 2RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gaskell Community Primary School Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QG	Primary	144m
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Kentford Road, Halliwell, Bolton, BL1 2JL	Primary	361m
Brownlow Fold Primary School Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX	Primary	578m

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Source: Edubase
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BL1 2RQ ITL and BL1 2RQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BL1 2RQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000001	Bolton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BL1 2RQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BL1 2RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024437
LSOA	E01004823	Bolton 016C
MSOA	E02000999	Bolton 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 2RQ

BL1 2RD	Merehall Drive	26m
BL1 2RW	Mere Walk	58m
BL1 2RN	Vernon Street	70m
BL1 2XL	Newbury Walk	71m
BL1 2XE	Eastleigh Grove	81m
BL1 2XG	Petersfield Walk	87m
BL1 2XB	Thornbury Close	112m
BL1 2XA	Weybridge Close	129m
BL1 2XQ	Ashford Walk	132m
BL1 2XD	Redhill Grove	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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