BL6 7RW maps, stats, and open data
BL6 7RW lies on Bolton Road in Horwich, Bolton. BL6 7RW is located in the Adlington & Anderton electoral ward, within the local authority district of Chorley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Chorley. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00X and the police force is Lancashire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
BL6 7RW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
BL6 7RW geodata
| Easting | 362723 |
| Northing | 412276 |
| Latitude | 53.605708 |
| Longitude | -2.564833 |
Where is BL6 7RW?
| Street | Bolton Road |
| Locality | Horwich |
| Town/City | Bolton |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | BL6 |
BL6 7RW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of BL6 7RW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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
| Ward | Adlington & Anderton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chorley |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to BL6 7RW
| Rivington Waterworks (Scholes Bank) | Grimeford Village | 112m |
| Rivington Waterworks (Scholes Bank) | Grimeford Village | 130m |
| Squirrel Lane (Bolton Road) | Grimeford Village | 497m |
| Dryfield Lane (Scholes Bank) | Grimeford Village | 541m |
| Lever Park Avenue/Mary Street West (Lever Park Ave) | Horwich | 717m |
Nearest railway stations to BL6 7RW
| Blackrod Station | 1.6km |
| Adlington (Lancs) Station | 2.7km |
| Horwich Parkway Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in BL6 7RW (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 7RW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 55.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 48.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 68.81Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 18.94Mbps |
Broadband limitations in BL6 7RW (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% |
BL6 7RW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in BL6 7RW by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 33,445 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,574 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,734 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL6 7RW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in BL6 7RW.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
14.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL6 7RW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL6 7RW (metres)
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Nearest post box to BL6 7RW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Rawlinson Bridge | 17:15 | 10:30 | 792m |
| Winter Hey Lane P O | 18:45 | 12:05 | 1,364m |
| 23 Whitehall Lane | 17:30 | 11:30 | 1,677m |
BL6 7RW ITL and BL6 7RW 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 7RW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLD4 | Lancashire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLD47 | Chorley and West Lancashire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000118 | Chorley |
BL6 7RW 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 7RW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00126477 | |
| LSOA | E01024918 | Chorley 014D |
| MSOA | E02005202 | Chorley 014 |
Nearest postcodes to BL6 7RW
| BL6 7RN | Bolton Road | 446m |
| BL6 7RH | Anderton Court | 476m |
| BL6 7RT | Dryfield Lane | 585m |
| BL6 7QF | Scholes Bank | 611m |
| BL6 7QG | Heaviley Grove | 645m |
| BL6 7QE | Scholes Bank | 699m |
| BL6 7LF | Lever Park Avenue | 757m |
| BL6 7QQ | Scholes Bank | 760m |
| BL6 7LE | Lever Park Avenue | 777m |
| BL6 7JU | Mary Street West | 778m |
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