BL1 6BZ maps, stats, and open data

BL1 6BZ lies on Merlin Grove in Bolton. BL1 6BZ 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 6BZ geodata

Easting	369771
Northing	410402
Latitude	53.589320
Longitude	-2.458140

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 6BZ?

Street	Merlin Grove
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL1 6BZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 6BZ 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 6BZ

Chorley Old Road/Merlin Grove (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	83m
Chorley Old Road/Merlin Grove (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	86m
Chorley Old Road/Mowbray Street (Chorley Old Rd)	Brownlow Fold	236m
Chorley Old Road/Devonshire Road (Chorley Old Rd)	Doffcocker	280m
Chorley Old Road/Ivy Road (Chorley Old Rd)	Brownlow Fold	307m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 6BZ

Bolton Station	2.7km
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 6BZ

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	60.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.4Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 6BZ (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 6BZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	447,126
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,418
Median (kWh/meter)	14,078

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	84,073
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,655
Median (kWh/meter)	3,179

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

84.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 6BZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Cakeology

425 Chorley Old Road

124m

Monte Carlo Cafe

431 Chorley Old Road

133m

Darji Newsagent

363 Chorley Old Road

133m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Devonshire Road	17:25	11:40	90m
Bolton North Delivery Office	18:45	12:25	1,143m
Tennyson Street	17:10	11:10	1,188m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL1 6BZ

Facility	Distance
Ladies Health & Fitness Gym (Closed) Chorley Old Road, Bolton Health and Fitness Gym	437m
Captains Clough Captain's Clough Road, Bolton Grass Pitches	533m
Church Road Playing Fields Church Road, Bolton Grass Pitches	572m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL1 6BZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Church Road Primary School Captains Clough Road, Bolton, BL1 5RU	Primary	385m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School Eastbourne Grove, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5LH	Primary	621m
Oxford Grove Primary School Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ	Primary	625m

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Source: Edubase
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BL1 6BZ ITL and BL1 6BZ 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 6BZ:

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 6BZ 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 6BZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024919
LSOA	E01004922	Bolton 015E
MSOA	E02000998	Bolton 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 6BZ

BL1 6AJ	Meliden Crescent	48m
BL1 6DA	Mellor Grove	51m
BL1 6BU	Thompson Road	58m
BL1 6BX	Mansfield Grove	72m
BL1 6BY	Merlin Grove	73m
BL1 6DB	Mellor Grove	98m
BL1 6DE	Whittle Grove	102m
BL1 6DD	Whittle Grove	114m
BL1 6AQ	New Barn Street	120m
BL1 6AN	Empress Street	127m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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