BL6 5GW maps, stats, and open data

BL6 5GW lies on Brightwater in Horwich, Bolton. BL6 5GW is located in the Horwich South & Blackrod 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 March 2003.

BL6 5GW maps

BL6 5GW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL6 5GW 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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BL6 5GW geodata

Easting	362792
Northing	410885
Latitude	53.593211
Longitude	-2.563624

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BL6 5GW?

Street	Brightwater
Locality	Horwich
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL6 5GW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL6 5GW 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Horwich South & Blackrod
Constituency	Bolton West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL6 5GW

8, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2021 30 JUN £315,000
3, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2021 14 MAY £260,000
32, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2019 27 SEP £222,500
5, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2019 16 JAN £235,000
9, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2018 1 OCT £247,500
21, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2017 24 JUL £203,000
3, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2017 1 JUN £222,000
24, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2016 20 DEC £216,000
30, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2016 15 DEC £203,000
1, BRIGHTWATER, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5GW 2016 4 NOV £296,000

➜ Horwich house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of BL6 5GW

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Owsten Court	433m
September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Owsten Court	433m
May 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hazel Pear Close	441m
➜ Brightwater crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL6 5GW

Crown Ln/Butterwick Fields (Crown Ln)	Horwich	106m
Crown Lane/Butterwick Fields (Crown Lane)	Horwich	205m
Vale Avenue/Crown Lane (Vale Avenue)	Horwich	312m
Vale Avenue/Avonhead Close (Vale Avenue)	Horwich	319m
Station Road/Blackrod Station (Station Road)	Blackrod	358m

Nearest railway stations to BL6 5GW

Blackrod Station	0.4km
Horwich Parkway Station	2.3km
Adlington (Lancs) Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL6 5GW

Broadband access in BL6 5GW (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL6 5GW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	59.5Mbps
Average download speed	51.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL6 5GW (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 BL6 5GW

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BL6 5GW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL6 5GW by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	803,895
Meter count	58
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,860
Median (kWh/meter)	13,829

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	79,322
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,449
Median (kWh/meter)	3,176

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL6 5GW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL6 5GW.
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

55.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL6 5GW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL6 5GW (meters)

Maggies Munch

land

160m

Cumberland School Station Road

Rivington View Business Park

269m

Crown Off Licence

202 Crown Lane

494m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to BL6 5GW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
205 Crown Lane	17:35	11:20	533m
Rawlinson Bridge	17:15	10:30	1,060m
Blackrod P O	18:30	11:30	1,073m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to BL6 5GW

Facility	Distance
St Catherines School Greenstone Avenue, Horwich, Bolton Sports Hall	586m
Hilton Community Centre Playing Fields Nuttall Avenue, Horwich, Bolton Grass Pitches	661m
Hilton Table Tennis Centre Nuttall Avenue, Horwich, Bolton Sports Hall	682m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to BL6 5GW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Catherine's CofE Primary School Greenstone Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5SJ	Primary	587m
Blackrod Primary School Manchester Road, Blackrod, Manchester Road,, Blackrod, BOLTON, BL6 5SY	Primary	1.1km
Beacon Primary School Peter Martin Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AL	Primary	1.4km

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BL6 5GW ITL and BL6 5GW 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 BL6 5GW:

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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BL6 5GW 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 BL6 5GW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024219
LSOA	E01004779	Bolton 007A
MSOA	E02000990	Bolton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL6 5GW

BL6 5HZ	Crown Lane	44m
BL6 5GX	Angelbank	86m
BL6 5HY	Crown Lane	133m
BL6 5UG	Rotherhead Close	181m
BL6 5HQ	Axholme Court	230m
BL6 5GH	Moss Lane	273m
BL6 5JB	Land And Buildings At	274m
BL6 5QD	Avonhead Close	278m
BL6 5GY	Butterwick Fields	289m
BL6 5HT	Haxey Walk	311m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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