BL6 5UW maps, stats, and open data
BL6 5UW 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 October 2019.
BL6 5UW maps


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BL6 5UW geodata
| Easting | 360874 |
| Northing | 411001 |
| Latitude | 53.594129 |
| Longitude | -2.592614 |
Where is BL6 5UW?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BL6 |
Politics
| Ward | Horwich South & Blackrod |
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| Constituency | Bolton West |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to BL6 5UW
| Little Scotland/Dark Ln (Little Scotland) | Blackrod | 54m |
| Little Scotland/Dark Ln (Little Scotland) | Blackrod | 61m |
| Hill Ln/Vicarage Rd West (Hill Ln) | Blackrod | 168m |
| Hill Ln/Vicarage Rd West (Hill Ln) | Blackrod | 169m |
| Little Scotland/Blundell Ln (Little Scotland) | Little Scotland | 218m |
Nearest railway stations to BL6 5UW
| Blackrod Station | 1.6km |
| Adlington (Lancs) Station | 2.2km |
| Horwich Parkway Station | 3.9km |
Deprivation
68% of English postcodes are less deprived than
BL6 5UW:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL6 5UW (metres)
Blackrod Taverns Limited
The Goose & Gander
Blackrod Church Primary School
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Nearest post box to BL6 5UW
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| 23 Whitehall Lane | 17:30 | 11:30 | 695m |
| Blackrod P O | 18:30 | 11:30 | 878m |
| 205 Crown Lane | 17:35 | 11:20 | 1,603m |
BL6 5UW ITL and BL6 5UW 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 5UW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLD3 | Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLD36 | Greater Manchester North West |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000001 | Bolton |
BL6 5UW 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 5UW:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00024192 | |
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| LSOA | E01004782 | Bolton 009C |
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| MSOA | E02000992 | Bolton 009 |
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Nearest postcodes to BL6 5UW