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BL3 3QE lies on Smethurst Lane in Bolton. BL3 3QE is located in the Hulton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton South 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.

BL3 3QE maps

BL3 3QE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BL3 3QE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL3 3QE geodata

Easting369787
Northing406835
Latitude53.557278
Longitude-2.457550

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is BL3 3QE?

StreetSmethurst Lane
Town/CityBolton
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBL3

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BL3 3QE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL3 3QE as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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

WardHulton
ConstituencyBolton South East

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL3 3QE

88, SMETHURST LANE, BOLTON, BL3 3QE
2000
29 SEP
£105,000

➜ Bolton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL3 3QE

Smethurst Lane (Nwbnd) (Smethurst Lane)Morris Green130m
Sapling Road/Smethurst Lane (Sapling Road)Morris Green154m
Smethurst Ln/St Helens Rd (Sebnd) (Smethurst Lane)Daubhill164m
Sapling Road/Smethurst Lane (Sapling Road)Morris Green165m
St Helens Road/Blethyn Close (St Helens Road)Daubhill187m

Nearest railway stations to BL3 3QE

Bolton Station2.8km
Lostock Station3km
Atherton Station3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in BL3 3QE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband76.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in BL3 3QE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed69.8Mbps
Average download speed76.8Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL3 3QE (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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BL3 3QE gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL3 3QE by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)736,837
Meter count58
Mean (kWh/meter)12,704
Median (kWh/meter)11,862

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)232,522
Meter count58
Mean (kWh/meter)4,009
Median (kWh/meter)3,673

Deprivation

58.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL3 3QE:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL3 3QE (metres)

Premier Bolton
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
435 St Helens Road
182m
St Bede's Community Room
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Normanby Street
212m
Julie's
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
432 St Helens Road
213m

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Nearest post box to BL3 3QE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lever Street Little Lever17:3011:051,191m
Higher Swan Lane17:3011:301,321m
Blackshaw Lane16:4511:251,607m

BL3 3QE ITL and BL3 3QE 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 BL3 3QE:

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

BL3 3QE 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 BL3 3QE:

CodeName
OAE00024473
LSOAE01004833Bolton 026C
MSOAE02001009Bolton 026

Nearest postcodes to BL3 3QE

BL3 3RJCatherine Street58m
BL3 3RHCloses Farm59m
BL3 3GYAbbey Close74m
BL3 3QSZetland Avenue101m
BL3 3QTZetland Avenue North102m
BL3 3QUSt Bedes Avenue106m
BL3 3RNHeathfield Drive109m
BL3 3RUHeathfield Drive120m
BL3 3QXChilham Street129m
BL3 3RWHeath Close142m