Postcode BL7 9LA (Bolton)

The postcode BL7 9LA is located in Bolton, in the county of Greater Manchester. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BL7 9LA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BL7 9LA is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.6 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 BL7 9LA as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to BL7 9LA is Stonesteads Drive which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Stonesteads Drive and is 57 m away. The closest railway station is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 824 m away.

The closest primary school to BL7 9LA (for ages 11 and under) is St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 25, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Turton School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 22, 2019 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 97.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 97.8% 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. 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 BL7 9LA 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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