Postcode BL2 4HB (Bolton)

Map showing BL2 4HB and nearby postcodes

The postcode BL2 4HB is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL2 4HB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BL2 4HB is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.8 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 BL2 4HB as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to BL2 4HB is Fellside which is centered 19 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Nab Gate and is 152 m away. The closest railway station is Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station, 2.48 km away.

The closest primary school to BL2 4HB (for ages 11 and under) is Harwood Meadows Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 6, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Canon Slade CofE School.

The local pub for residents of BL2 4HB is Hark to Towler and is 8.87 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 10, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Adam's Takeaway and is 8.43 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on September 20, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 108.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.8 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 4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BL2 4HB 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 BL2 4HB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BL2 4HB, and the approximate distance away.

Fellside 19 m
Highfield Avenue 91 m
Davenport Fold Road 143 m
Links Road 143 m
Gleaves Avenue 185 m
Fairway Avenue 185 m
Shillingstone Close 226 m
Primrose Close 239 m
Bramhall Avenue 252 m
Roading Brook Road 354 m
Hardy Mill Road 471 m
Arthur Lane 609 m
B6196 786 m
Stitch-Mi-Lane 802 m
Hough Fold Way 988 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL2 4HB

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BL2 4HB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Harwood Meadows Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
429 m
Hardy Mill Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
543 m
Bolton St Catherine's Academy 902 m
Firwood High School 902 m
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton Good
(January 9, 2020)
917 m
Red Lane Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
1.4 km
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School Good
(January 13, 2022)
1.47 km
St Maxentius CofE Primary School 1.79 km
Canon Slade CofE School 2.27 km
Leverhulme Community Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
2.34 km
St Columba's RC Primary School Outstanding
(September 19, 2013)
2.4 km
Castle Hill Primary School Requires improvement
(September 12, 2019)
2.49 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School 2.52 km
Tottington Primary School 2.58 km
Lowercroft Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
2.58 km
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School Good
(April 26, 2017)
2.63 km
Tonge Moor Primary Academy 2.66 km
Moorgate Primary School Outstanding
(January 20, 2016)
2.68 km
Blackshaw Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.68 km
Tottington High School 2.96 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BL2 4HB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Our Lady & St. Pauls RC School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
8.26 km
Adam's Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
8.43 km
Building Blocks Private Day Nursery (NW) Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 2, 2021
8.43 km
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 15, 2020
8.43 km
Brownhill Learning Community School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
8.61 km
Great Bear Distribution Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
November 23, 2020
8.71 km
The Beestro @ Great Bear Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
8.71 km
Summit Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
8.83 km
Hark to Towler Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 10, 2020
8.87 km
Summit Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 20, 2021
8.87 km
Aisha News and Groceries Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 25, 2019
8.97 km
Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
September 8, 2021
8.97 km
Lloyds Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
January 25, 2022
8.97 km
Parade News Retailers - other Exempt
May 3, 2021
8.97 km
Raf 's Mini Mart Retailers - other Exempt
May 25, 2019
8.97 km
Royal Bengal Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
8.97 km
Super Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
8.97 km
Superpound Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
8.97 km
Superpound (storage ) Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
8.97 km
Cost Cutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
9 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL2 4HB - Data from Apr 2022

Nab Gate Bus Stop/Station 152 m
Nab Gate Bus Stop/Station 189 m
Bramhall Avenue Bus Stop/Station 337 m
Hough Fold Way Bus Stop/Station 342 m
Hough Fold Way Bus Stop/Station 346 m
St George's Street Taxi Rank 3.86 km
Bolton - Manor Street Taxi Rank 3.91 km
Bolton - Churchgate Taxi Rank 3.96 km
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Rail 2.48 km
Hall i' th' Wood Rail Station Rail 2.51 km
Bromley Cross Rail Station Rail 2.91 km
Terminal Two Access Air 26.45 km
Terminal Two Access Air 26.5 km
Terminal One Access Air 27.04 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL2 4HB - Data from Dec 2021

High Barn Hill Or Mountain 1.03 km
Bowstone Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.33 km
George's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Castle Croft Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Starling Pond Inland Water 2.61 km
Bradshaw Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Starling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Oaken Bottom Valley 2.9 km
Doctor's Clough Valley 3.1 km
Front Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Meeting of the Waters Inland Water 3.27 km
Drive Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Mason Clough Valley 3.34 km
Jumbles Reservoir Inland Water 3.4 km
Walves Reservoir Inland Water 3.78 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BL2 4HB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 108.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15.8 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.7 16.3
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 495,573 kWh - mean 26,083 kWh : median 20,946 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 71,134 kWh - mean 3,744 kWh : median 3,637 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BL2 4HB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.59839000
Longitude -2.37546400
OS Easting 375249
OS Northing 0411379
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29903
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bolton North East
Electoral Ward Bradshaw
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bolton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33004658
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bolton 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bolton 006F
Output Area / Small Area 6B3