BL1 8QE maps, stats, and open data
BL1 8QE lies on Highgrove Close in Bolton. BL1 8QE is located in the Astley Bridge 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 1991.
BL1 8QE geodata
| Easting | 371767 |
| Northing | 411507 |
| Latitude | 53.599364 |
| Longitude | -2.428088 |
Where is BL1 8QE?
| Street | Highgrove Close |
| Town/City | Bolton |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BL1 |
BL1 8QE Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BL1 8QE 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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Politics
| Ward | Astley Bridge |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Bolton North East |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in BL1 8QE
8, HIGHGROVE CLOSE, BOLTON, BL1 8QE 2001 30 AUG £30,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BL1 8QE
| Crompton Way/Sunnymead Avenue (Crompton Way) | Astley Bridge | 104m |
| Crompton Way/Sunnymead Avenue (Crompton Way) | Astley Bridge | 109m |
| Crompton Way/Watermillock Gardens (Crompton Way) | Astley Bridge | 120m |
| Crompton Way/The Pineapple (Crompton Way) | Astley Bridge | 226m |
| Crompton Way/Seymour Road (Crompton Way) | Astley Bridge | 251m |
Nearest railway stations to BL1 8QE
| Hall i' th' Wood Station | 1km |
| Bromley Cross Station | 2km |
| Bolton Station | 2.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BL1 8QE (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 8QE (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 50.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 7.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BL1 8QE (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% |
BL1 8QE gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 8QE by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 185,237 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 25 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,409 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 7,642 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL1 8QE, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BL1 8QE.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
68% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 8QE:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 8QE (metres)
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Nearest post box to BL1 8QE
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Higher Blackburn Road P O | 17:10 | 12:00 | 754m |
| Broad'oth Lane | 17:00 | 11:00 | 766m |
| Sharples Avenue P O | 17:15 | 12:05 | 1,154m |
BL1 8QE ITL and BL1 8QE 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 8QE:
| 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 |
BL1 8QE 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 8QE:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00024174 | |
| LSOA | E01004767 | Bolton 005B |
| MSOA | E02000988 | Bolton 005 |
Nearest postcodes to BL1 8QE
| BL1 8TP | Weythorne Drive | 29m |
| BL1 8PZ | Orchard Avenue | 56m |
| BL1 8TL | Crompton Way | 65m |
| BL1 8PY | Ventnor Avenue | 79m |
| BL1 8QD | Almond Street | 84m |
| BL1 8QB | Almond Grove | 90m |
| BL1 8TJ | Crompton Way | 119m |
| BL1 8JW | Seymour Road | 125m |
| BL1 8PT | Seymour Road | 142m |
| BL1 8QH | Dormer Street | 158m |
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