BL1 6BU maps, stats, and open data

BL1 6BU lies on Thompson Road in Bolton. BL1 6BU is located in the Smithills electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton West. 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 6BU maps

BL1 6BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL1 6BU 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 6BU geodata

Easting	369730
Northing	410443
Latitude	53.589687
Longitude	-2.458763

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 6BU?

Street	Thompson Road
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL1 6BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 6BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

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	Smithills
Constituency	Bolton West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 6BU

Chorley Old Road/Merlin Grove (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	113m
Chorley Old Road/Merlin Grove (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	134m
Chorley Old Road/Devonshire Road (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	253m
Chorley Old Road/Devonshire Road (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	287m
Chorley Old Road/Mowbray Street (Chorley Old Rd)	Brownlow Fold	294m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 6BU

Bolton Station	2.8km
Lostock Station	3km
Hall i' th' Wood Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL1 6BU

Broadband access in BL1 6BU (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 6BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	82.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 6BU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL1 6BU

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Source: Ofcom
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BL1 6BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 6BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	135,904
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,590
Median (kWh/meter)	10,926

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	84,357
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,436
Median (kWh/meter)	3,971

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL1 6BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL1 6BU.
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

72.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 6BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 6BU (meters)

Cakeology

425 Chorley Old Road

177m

Monte Carlo Cafe

431 Chorley Old Road

187m

Darji Newsagent

363 Chorley Old Road

187m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL1 6BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Devonshire Road	17:25	11:40	117m
Bolton North Delivery Office	18:45	12:25	1,182m
Tennyson Street	17:10	11:10	1,227m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL1 6BU

Facility	Distance
Captains Clough Captain's Clough Road, Bolton Grass Pitches	477m
Ladies Health & Fitness Gym (Closed) Chorley Old Road, Bolton Health and Fitness Gym	495m
Church Road Playing Fields Church Road, Bolton Grass Pitches	514m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL1 6BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Church Road Primary School Captains Clough Road, Bolton, BL1 5RU	Primary	327m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Eastbourne Grove, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5LH	Primary	634m
Oxford Grove Primary School Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ	Primary	667m

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BL1 6BU ITL and BL1 6BU 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 6BU:

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 6BU 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 6BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024918
LSOA	E01004921	Bolton 008C
MSOA	E02000991	Bolton 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 6BU

BL1 6AJ	Meliden Crescent	25m
BL1 6BX	Mansfield Grove	44m
BL1 6BZ	Merlin Grove	58m
BL1 6AQ	New Barn Street	62m
BL1 6AL	Shelbourne Avenue	77m
BL1 6BY	Merlin Grove	83m
BL1 6AN	Empress Street	98m
BL1 6DA	Mellor Grove	107m
BL1 6AP	Captains Clough Road	126m
BL1 6DB	Mellor Grove	130m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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