Postcode BL3 1DF (Bolton)

Map showing BL3 1DF and nearby postcodes

The postcode BL3 1DF is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL3 1DF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BL3 1DF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 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 BL3 1DF as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to BL3 1DF is Third Avenue which is centered 59 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Radcliffe Road and is 200 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.98 km away at Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) The closest railway station is Moses Gate Rail Station, 1.63 km away.

The closest primary school to BL3 1DF (for ages 11 and under) is Bowness Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 3, 2018.

The nearest takeaway food is available from Adam's Takeaway and is 9.07 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on September 20, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 141.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 97.5% 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 1.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BL3 1DF 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 BL3 1DF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BL3 1DF, and the approximate distance away.

Third Avenue 59 m
Park Road 89 m
Little Rushes Close 123 m
Bowness Road 147 m
Derwent Close 147 m
Buttermere Close 150 m
Lomax Fold 153 m
Dove Bank Road 179 m
Crummock Close 195 m
Fearney Side 220 m
Ulleswater Close 238 m
Grasmere Avenue 249 m
Dalesbrook Close 251 m
Chatsworth Grove 276 m
Windermere Avenue 311 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BL3 1DF

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 BL3 1DF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bowness Primary School Good
(October 3, 2018)
378 m
Little Lever School Requires improvement
(November 28, 2018)
378 m
St Teresa's RC Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
432 m
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever Good
(October 4, 2017)
521 m
Mytham Primary School Good
(July 18, 2017)
985 m
Masefield Primary School Good
(July 3, 2019)
1.04 km
Ladywood School 1.04 km
Blackshaw Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.1 km
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School Good
(April 26, 2017)
1.17 km
All Saints CofE Primary School Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.52 km
Leverhulme Community Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
1.7 km
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.91 km
Prestolee Primary School 1.93 km
St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.96 km
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.01 km
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge Requires improvement
(May 1, 2019)
2.15 km
TLG Bolton Good
(April 26, 2018)
2.2 km
Radcliffe Primary School Requires improvement
(February 13, 2019)
2.38 km
Red Lane Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
2.49 km
Kearsley West Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
2.5 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BL3 1DF - 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
8.97 km
Great Bear Distribution Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
November 23, 2020
9.03 km
The Beestro @ Great Bear Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
9.03 km
Adam's Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
9.07 km
Building Blocks Private Day Nursery (NW) Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 2, 2021
9.07 km
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 15, 2020
9.07 km
Brownhill Learning Community School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
9.24 km
Delice de France Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
9.33 km
Becky's Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
9.38 km
Aramark @ Argos Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 8, 2021
9.59 km
Heywood Diner Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
June 9, 2021
9.59 km
Aisha News and Groceries Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 25, 2019
9.62 km
Darnhill Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
September 8, 2021
9.62 km
Lloyds Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
January 25, 2022
9.62 km
Parade News Retailers - other Exempt
May 3, 2021
9.62 km
Raf 's Mini Mart Retailers - other Exempt
May 25, 2019
9.62 km
Royal Bengal Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
9.62 km
Super Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
9.62 km
Superpound Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
9.62 km
Superpound (storage ) Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
July 31, 2019
9.62 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BL3 1DF - Data from Apr 2022

Radcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Radcliffe Road Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Park Road Bus Stop/Station 224 m
Park Road Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Fearneyside Bus Stop/Station 286 m
Farnworth - Market Street Taxi Rank 2.01 km
Interchange Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 3.23 km
Bolton - Bradshawgate Taxi Rank 3.33 km
Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.98 km
Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.99 km
Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink) Metro/Tram 3.99 km
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 1.63 km
Moses Gate Rail Station Rail 1.66 km
Farnworth Rail Station Rail 1.7 km
Terminal Two Access Air 22.95 km
Terminal Two Access Air 23 km
Terminal One Access Air 23.56 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BL3 1DF - Data from Dec 2021

Bull Hill Hill Or Mountain 992 m
Burnden Clough Valley 1.64 km
Raikes Clough Valley 1.65 km
Oaken Bottom Valley 1.87 km
Dingle Reservoir Inland Water 2.09 km
Lower Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.27 km
Farm Lodge Reservoir Inland Water 2.3 km
Higher Doe Hey Reservoir Inland Water 2.49 km
Doe Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Bradford Reservoir Inland Water 2.67 km
Cinder Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.93 km
Ringley Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km
Starling Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km
Starling Pond Inland Water 3.29 km
George's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BL3 1DF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 141.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.8 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27 6
30-300 Mbps 2.5% 95.2 10.8
300+ Mbps 97.5% 461 36.8

Gas Consumption

38 meters consuming 350,694 kWh - mean 9,229 kWh : median 8,420 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BL3 1DF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Greater Manchester
Latitude 53.56484600
Longitude -2.38116100
OS Easting 374852
OS Northing 0407649
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9485
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Greater Manchester

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bolton South East
Electoral Ward Little Lever and Darcy 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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Little Lever BUASD
Workplace Zone E33004727
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bolton 019
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bolton 019F
Output Area / Small Area 8D2