BL1 8SQ maps, stats, and open data

BL1 8SQ lies on Neston Avenue in Bolton. BL1 8SQ 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 8SQ maps

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

BL1 8SQ 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 8SQ geodata

Easting	371961
Northing	412102
Latitude	53.604722
Longitude	-2.425210

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BL1 8SQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of BL1 8SQ 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL1 8SQ

2, NESTON AVENUE, BOLTON, BL1 8SQ 1996 27 NOV £50,000

➜ Bolton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BL1 8SQ

September 2021	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hamnet Close	358m
➜ Neston Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 8SQ

Ashworth Lane/Prestbury Road (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	139m
Ashworth Lane/Whitegate Drive (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	153m
Ashworth Lane/Whitegate Drive (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	162m
Ashworth Lane/Eleanor Street (Ashworth Lane)	Bank Top	214m
Sharples High School (Grounds)	Bank Top	235m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 8SQ

Hall i' th' Wood Station	1.1km
Bromley Cross Station	1.4km
Bolton Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL1 8SQ

Broadband access in BL1 8SQ (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 8SQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	73.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 8SQ (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 8SQ

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Source: Ofcom
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BL1 8SQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	370,690
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,828
Median (kWh/meter)	14,494

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,302
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,968
Median (kWh/meter)	2,824

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

29.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 8SQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sharples C P School

Hugh Lupus Street

223m

Ritsons Sweet Emporium

10 Hugh Lupus Street

231m

Bank Top URC

Bank Top United Reform Church

277m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Higher Blackburn Road P O	17:10	12:00	510m
Broad'oth Lane	17:00	11:00	685m
Sharples Avenue P O	17:15	12:05	707m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL1 8SQ

Facility	Distance
Sharples School Hill Cot Road, Bolton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches	287m
Lancashire Tubes Crompton Way, Bolton Grass Pitches	537m
The Oaks Primary School Sharples Hall Drive, Bolton Grass Pitches	568m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL1 8SQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sharples School Hill Cot Road, Sharples, Bolton, BL1 8SN	Secondary	287m
Sharples Primary School Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU	Primary	295m
The Oaks Primary School Sharples Hall Drive, Bolton, BL1 7HS	Primary	568m

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BL1 8SQ ITL and BL1 8SQ 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 8SQ:

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 8SQ 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 8SQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024157
LSOA	E01004770	Bolton 003B
MSOA	E02000986	Bolton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 8SQ

BL1 8RR	Ashworth Lane	67m
BL1 8SA	Prestbury Road	90m
BL1 8SF	Whitegate Drive	114m
BL1 8SG	Helsby Gardens	120m
BL1 8SD	Parkgate Drive	134m
BL1 8RN	Hill Cot Road	136m
BL1 8SE	Whitegate Drive	139m
BL1 8SB	Hatton Grove	145m
BL1 8RS	Ashworth Lane	154m
BL1 8RH	Ashworth Lane	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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