BL1 8RQ maps, stats, and open data

BL1 8RQ lies on Florence Avenue in Bolton. BL1 8RQ 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 1980.

BL1 8RQ maps

BL1 8RQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL1 8RQ 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 8RQ geodata

Easting	371698
Northing	412028
Latitude	53.604043
Longitude	-2.429178

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 8RQ?

Street	Florence Avenue
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL1 8RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 8RQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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	Astley Bridge
Constituency	Bolton North East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 8RQ

Ashworth Ln/Blackburn Rd (Ashworth Lane)	Astley Bridge	144m
Ashworth Lane/Whitegate Drive (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	166m
Ashworth Lane/Whitegate Drive (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	185m
Blackburn Rd/Ashworth Lane (Blackburn Road)	Astley Bridge	200m
Blackburn Road/Ashworth Lane (Blackburn Road)	Astley Bridge	201m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 8RQ

Hall i' th' Wood Station	1.3km
Bromley Cross Station	1.6km
Bolton Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL1 8RQ

Broadband access in BL1 8RQ (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	96.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL1 8RQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	23.4Mbps
Average download speed	58.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	2.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.38Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 8RQ (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 8RQ

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Source: Ofcom
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BL1 8RQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 8RQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	347,231
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,401
Median (kWh/meter)	10,709

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,749
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,352
Median (kWh/meter)	3,140

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL1 8RQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL1 8RQ.
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

37.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 8RQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 8RQ (meters)

PS Wholesale Meats Ltd

615 Blackburn Road

286m

The Bay Mare

647-651 Blackburn Road

286m

Clay Cook Nation Ltd

610 Blackburn Road

295m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL1 8RQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Higher Blackburn Road P O	17:10	12:00	291m
Broad'oth Lane	17:00	11:00	427m
Sharples Avenue P O	17:15	12:05	634m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL1 8RQ

Facility	Distance
Sharples School Hill Cot Road, Bolton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches	483m
Lancashire Tubes Crompton Way, Bolton Grass Pitches	630m
The Oaks Primary School Sharples Hall Drive, Bolton Grass Pitches	667m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL1 8RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sharples School Hill Cot Road, Sharples, Bolton, BL1 8SN	Secondary	483m
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Mitre Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6QJ	Primary	527m
Sharples Primary School Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU	Primary	554m

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BL1 8RQ ITL and BL1 8RQ 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 8RQ:

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 8RQ 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 8RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024162
LSOA	E01004773	Bolton 003D
MSOA	E02000986	Bolton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 8RQ

BL1 8RG	Florence Avenue	27m
BL1 8RE	Primula Street	55m
BL1 8RD	Ashworth Lane	76m
BL1 8RB	Poplar Avenue	82m
BL1 8QY	Rainshaw Street	114m
BL1 8RA	Ashworth Lane	116m
BL1 8QX	Rainshaw Street	124m
BL1 8RP	Hesketh Avenue	153m
BL1 8RL	Hill Cot Road	161m
BL1 8QZ	Primrose Street	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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