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BL6 4LU lies on Austins Lane in Lostock, Bolton. BL6 4LU is located in the Horwich North electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Bolton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bolton West. 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.

BL6 4LU maps

BL6 4LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
BL6 4LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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BL6 4LU geodata

Easting365618
Northing409933
Latitude53.584848
Longitude-2.520825

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Where is BL6 4LU?

StreetAustins Lane
LocalityLostock
Town/CityBolton
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictBL6

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BL6 4LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of BL6 4LU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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

WardHorwich North
ConstituencyBolton West

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in BL6 4LU

2023
7 AUG
£530,000
2021
4 AUG
£206,000
1, BEEHIVE COURT, AUSTINS LANE, LOSTOCK, BOLTON, BL6 4LU
2005
4 APR
£150,000

➜ Horwich house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to BL6 4LU

Chorley New Rd/Cambridge Road (Chorley New Rd)Lostock196m
Chorley New Rd/Cambridge Road (Chorley New Rd)Lostock208m
Chorley New Rd/The Beehive (Chorley New Rd)Horwich234m
Chorley New Rd/The Beehive (Chorley New Rd)Horwich265m
Chorley New Rd/Ox Hey Lane (Chorley New Rd)Lostock306m

Nearest railway stations to BL6 4LU

Horwich Parkway Station1.5km
Lostock Station2.2km
Westhoughton Station3.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in BL6 4LU (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 BL6 4LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed48.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in BL6 4LU (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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BL6 4LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in BL6 4LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)264,485
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)14,694
Median (kWh/meter)12,404

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)65,909
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)3,877
Median (kWh/meter)3,267

Deprivation

82.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than BL6 4LU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to BL6 4LU (metres)

The Beehive
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
991 Chorley New Road
89m
Settle Bakers & Confectioners
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
18 St Clare Terrace
141m
Happy Faces Out of School Club Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Claypool Primary School
189m

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Nearest post box to BL6 4LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lower Brazeley P O17:1512:10966m
Chapel Lane Post Office17:0011:151,438m
Winter Hey Lane P O18:4512:052,367m

BL6 4LU ITL and BL6 4LU 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 BL6 4LU:

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

BL6 4LU 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 BL6 4LU:

CodeName
OAE00024719
LSOAE01004887Bolton 014D
MSOAE02000997Bolton 014

Nearest postcodes to BL6 4LU

BL6 4NLMelbury Drive89m
BL6 4BAChorley New Road93m
BL6 4LRAinscow Avenue96m
BL6 4LWChorley New Road109m
BL6 4AZSt Clare Terrace141m
BL6 4LXLower Austins146m
BL6 4JLMarston Close160m
BL6 4LPCrompton Road173m
BL6 4NWChorley New Road177m
BL6 4NJAustins Lane180m