Postcode BL1 1AB (Bolton) Terminated December 1997

Map showing BL1 1AB and nearby postcodes

The postcode BL1 1AB is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in February 1990 and terminated in December 1997.BL1 1AB is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

BL1 1AB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BL1 1AB as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.

The closest road name to BL1 1AB is Bowkers Row which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Wood Street and is 79 m away. The closest railway station is Bolton Rail Station, 423 m away.

The closest primary school to BL1 1AB (for ages 11 and under) is Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 8, 2021.

Policing for BL1 1AB is covered by the Greater Manchester police force association and Bolton Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BL1 1AB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BL1 1AB, and the approximate distance away.

Bowkers Row 26 m
Infirmary Street 59 m
Nelson Square 76 m
Fold Street 81 m
Cheapside Square 82 m
Back Mawdsley Street 95 m
Shipgate 109 m
Hotel Street 110 m
Chancery Lane 113 m
Lottery Row 121 m
Back Cheapside 125 m
Oxford Street 131 m
Mawdsley Street 133 m
Bold Street 146 m
Princess Street 147 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL1 1AB

Introduction February 1990
Termination December 1997
User Type Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BL1 1AB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)		 Distance
Bolton Sixth Form College Good
(May 23, 2017) 		651 m
Bolton College Good
(February 10, 2017) 		724 m
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School Good
(December 8, 2021) 		855 m
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020) 		872 m
Gaskell Community Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017) 		940 m
University Collegiate School Good
(March 14, 2019) 		998 m
The Olive School, Bolton Outstanding
(July 11, 2019) 		1.05 km
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Good
(February 2, 2017) 		1.08 km
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge Requires improvement
(May 1, 2019) 		1.27 km
Clarendon Primary School Good
(February 13, 2020) 		1.29 km
Pikes Lane Primary School Outstanding
(June 16, 2016) 		1.29 km
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019) 		1.43 km
Moorgate Primary School Outstanding
(January 20, 2016) 		1.45 km
Bolton Islamic Girls School Good
(July 8, 2021) 		1.46 km
Tonge Moor Primary Academy 1.49 km
The Valley Community Primary School Outstanding
(November 26, 2008) 		1.49 km
Brownlow Fold Primary School Good
(January 20, 2022) 		1.49 km
Gilnow Primary School Good
(January 19, 2017) 		1.53 km
Bolton Muslim Girls School 1.59 km
Sunning Hill Primary School Outstanding
(November 7, 2013) 		1.66 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL1 1AB - Data from Apr 2022

Wood Street Bus Stop/Station 79 m
Great Moor Street Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Bridge Street Bus Stop/Station 169 m
Bradshawgate Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Bolton Interchange Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Nelson Square North Taxi Rank 65 m
Bolton - Bradshawgate Taxi Rank 95 m
Princess Street Taxi Rank 122 m
Bolton Rail Station Rail 423 m
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Rail 2.35 km
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Rail 2.37 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.4 km
Terminal Two Access Air 25.45 km
Terminal One Access Air 26.02 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL1 1AB - Data from Dec 2021

Bradford Reservoir Inland Water 1.6 km
Oaken Bottom Valley 1.81 km
Burnden Clough Valley 1.86 km
Raikes Clough Valley 1.86 km
Meeting of the Waters Inland Water 1.98 km
Will Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.44 km
Higher Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.51 km
Doe Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Lower Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.58 km
Deane Church Clough Valley 2.59 km
Mason Clough Valley 2.64 km
Doctor's Clough Valley 2.78 km
Bull Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.9 km
Castle Croft Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km
Captain's Clough Valley 2.94 km

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.57811700
Longitude -2.42776800
OS Easting 371774
OS Northing 0409143
OS Positional Quality Postcode sector mean, (mainly PO Boxes)

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5003
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency		 Bolton South East
Electoral Ward Great Lever
Local Authority District Bolton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Manchester
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000001
Travel To Work Area Manchester

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) 		Bolton Teaching
Cancer Alliance Greater Manchester
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) 		North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership		 Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) 		NHS Bolton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Cosmopolitans
Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan
Subgroup: Migrant families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bolton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33002281
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone 		Bolton 022
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone 		Bolton 022E
Output Area / Small Area 2C1