BL6 5RU maps, stats, and open data

BL6 5RU lies on Manchester Road in Blackrod, Bolton. BL6 5RU 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 January 1980.

BL6 5RU maps

BL6 5RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BL6 5RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL6 5RU geodata

Easting362893
Northing409128
Latitude53.577427
Longitude-2.561889

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL6 5RU?

StreetManchester Road
LocalityBlackrod
Town/CityBolton
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBL6
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BL6 5RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL6 5RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation120m394ft

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

WardHorwich South & Blackrod
ConstituencyBolton West

Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL6 5RU

Manchester Road/Scot Lane (Manchester Road)Scot Lane End275m
Chorley Rd/Hilton House (Chorley Rd)Scot Lane End362m
Chorley Rd/Hilton House (Chorley Rd)Scot Lane End413m
Scot Ln/Manchester Rd (Scot Ln)Scot Lane End439m
Manchester Rd/Scot Ln (Manchester Rd)Scot Lane End481m

Nearest railway stations to BL6 5RU

Horwich Parkway Station1.5km
Blackrod Station1.6km
Westhoughton Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for BL6 5RU

Broadband access in BL6 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL6 5RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed18.0Mbps
Average download speed56.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed1.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed3.52Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL6 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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BL6 5RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)82,153
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)10,269
Median (kWh/meter)3,736

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)15,706
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)2,244
Median (kWh/meter)1,358
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL6 5RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in BL6 5RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

21.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL6 5RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Mercure Bolton Georgian House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Manchester Road
9m
The Poacher
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Poacher
407m
Owls Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
580 Manchester Road
462m

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Nearest post box to BL6 5RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
205 Crown Lane17:3511:201,476m
Blackrod P O18:3011:302,024m
Lower Brazeley P O17:1512:102,315m

Nearest sports facilities to BL6 5RU

FacilityDistance
Feel Good Health Club (Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel)
Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
136m
Blackrod Primary School
Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
1km
Bolton Arena
Arena Approach, Horwich, Bolton
Athletics, Health and Fitness Gym, Indoor Tennis Centre, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Artificial Grass Pitch
1.5km

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Nearest schools to BL6 5RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Blackrod Primary School
Manchester Road, Blackrod, Manchester Road,, Blackrod, BOLTON, BL6 5SY
Primary1km
Aspull Church Primary School
Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1QT
Primary1.9km
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, WN2 1RU
Primary1.9km

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BL6 5RU ITL and BL6 5RU 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 5RU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD36Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000001Bolton

BL6 5RU 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 5RU:

CodeName
OAE00024199
LSOAE01004780Bolton 009B
MSOAE02000992Bolton 009

Nearest postcodes to BL6 5RU

BL6 5GGMarchwood Close50m
BL5 3NLChorley Road278m
BL6 5RXManchester Road323m
BL6 5RYDorning Street376m
BL6 5RZManchester Road417m
BL6 5SGScot Lane439m
BL6 5SAScot Lane449m
BL6 5SNManchester Road463m
BL5 3NJChorley Road467m
BL6 5SLScot Lane488m