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BL1 7HB lies on Sharples Avenue in Bolton. BL1 7HB is located in the Astley Bridge electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton North East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T and the police force is Greater Manchester. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

BL1 7HB maps

BL1 7HB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BL1 7HB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL1 7HB geodata

Easting371495
Northing412612
Latitude53.609281
Longitude-2.432299

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 7HB?

StreetSharples Avenue
Town/CityBolton
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBL1

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BL1 7HB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 7HB as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardAstley Bridge
ConstituencyBolton North East

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL1 7HB

2018
30 NOV
£375,000
2012
23 JUL
£315,000
2007
17 AUG
£289,000
18, SHARPLES AVENUE, BOLTON, BL1 7HB
2000
18 AUG
£85,000

➜ Bolton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 7HB

Blackburn Rd/Andrew Lane (Blackburn Road)Eagley76m
Blackburn Rd/Andrew Lane (Blackburn Road)Eagley105m
Sharples Hall Drive (Westbound) (Sharples Hall D)Bank Top193m
Blackburn Rd/Kermoor Ave (Blackburn Road)Eagley195m
Sharples Hall Drive (Eastbound) (Sharples Hall D)Bank Top230m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 7HB

Bromley Cross Station1.5km
Hall i' th' Wood Station1.8km
Bolton Station3.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in BL1 7HB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in BL1 7HB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed34.5Mbps
Average download speed62.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.6Mbps
Average upload speed4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.80Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL1 7HB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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BL1 7HB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 7HB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)258,307
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)18,450
Median (kWh/meter)14,620

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)78,284
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)5,592
Median (kWh/meter)3,683

Deprivation

8.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 7HB:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 7HB (metres)

Sharples Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
13 Sharples Avenue
1m
North House Private Nursery Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
771 Blackburn Road
55m
Nature Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
3 Holden Avenue
69m

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Nearest post box to BL1 7HB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Sharples Avenue P O17:1512:0517m
Higher Blackburn Road P O17:1012:00417m
Broad'oth Lane17:0011:00561m

BL1 7HB ITL and BL1 7HB LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for BL1 7HB:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD3Greater Manchester
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD36Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000001Bolton

BL1 7HB census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for BL1 7HB:

CodeName
OAE00024141
LSOAE01004771Bolton 003C
MSOAE02000986Bolton 003

Nearest postcodes to BL1 7HB

BL1 7EYHolden Avenue31m
BL1 7JLBlackburn Road56m
BL1 7ELHeathlea Close88m
BL1 7EXHolden Avenue123m
BL1 7ETSweetloves Lane141m
BL1 7LRBlackburn Road144m
BL1 7GESweetstone Gardens147m
BL1 7JQAndrew Lane164m
BL1 7JNNorthland Road169m
BL1 7HDStaveley Avenue171m