Postcode BL1 7BU (Bolton)

The postcode BL1 7BU is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL1 7BU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BL1 7BU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 7BU as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.

The closest road name to BL1 7BU is Belmont Road which is centered 955 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Horrocks Fold and is 106 m away. The closest railway station is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 2.56 km away.

The closest primary school to BL1 7BU (for ages 11 and under) is High Lawn Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 26, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Thornleigh Salesian College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 6, 2019 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 57 Mbps and an average upload speed of 5.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BL1 7BU 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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