BL1 8QX maps, stats, and open data

BL1 8QX lies on Rainshaw Street in Bolton. BL1 8QX 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 8QX maps

BL1 8QX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

BL1 8QX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL1 8QX geodata

Easting	371639
Northing	411919
Latitude	53.603060
Longitude	-2.430060

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is BL1 8QX?

Street	Rainshaw Street
Town/City	Bolton
Country	England
Postcode District	BL1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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BL1 8QX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL1 8QX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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

Ward	Astley Bridge
Constituency	Bolton North East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL1 8QX

32, RAINSHAW STREET, BOLTON, BL1 8QX 2014 14 AUG £175,000

➜ Bolton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL1 8QX

Blackburn Rd/Rainshaw St (Blackburn Road)	Astley Bridge	150m
Ashworth Ln/Blackburn Rd (Ashworth Lane)	Astley Bridge	160m
Blackburn Road/Ashworth Lane (Blackburn Road)	Astley Bridge	165m
Blackburn Rd/Ashworth Lane (Blackburn Road)	Astley Bridge	194m
Lawson St/Belmont Rd (Lawson Street)	Astley Bridge	205m

Nearest railway stations to BL1 8QX

Hall i' th' Wood Station	1.3km
Bromley Cross Station	1.8km
Bolton Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in BL1 8QX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in BL1 8QX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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BL1 8QX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL1 8QX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	69,624
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,946
Median (kWh/meter)	11,947

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in BL1 8QX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in BL1 8QX.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

37.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL1 8QX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL1 8QX (metres)

Rainshaw Convenience Store

652 Blackburn Road

181m

Mexican Villa Ltd

610 Blackburn Road

181m

Little India

582 Blackburn Road

181m

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Nearest post box to BL1 8QX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Higher Blackburn Road P O	17:10	12:00	330m
Broad'oth Lane	17:00	11:00	403m
Sharples Avenue P O	17:15	12:05	723m

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Source: Dracos
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BL1 8QX ITL and BL1 8QX 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 8QX:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD3	Greater Manchester
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD36	Greater Manchester North West
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000001	Bolton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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BL1 8QX 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 8QX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00024160
LSOA	E01004773	Bolton 003D
MSOA	E02000986	Bolton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to BL1 8QX

BL1 8QY	Rainshaw Street	35m
BL1 8TX	Holly Mill Crescent	69m
BL1 8RB	Poplar Avenue	88m
BL1 8RE	Primula Street	98m
BL1 8QT	Crocus Street	106m
BL1 8QU	Primrose Street	109m
BL1 8QZ	Primrose Street	122m
BL1 8TD	Rushford Grove	123m
BL1 8RQ	Florence Avenue	124m
BL1 8QR	Holly Street	126m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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