# BL6 5GL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.598032, -2.541052
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHFX5+6H
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83ro
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 64290 11408
- **UTM:** 30U 530372 5938897
- **Elevation:** 141m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Bolton (E08000001)
- **Ward:** Horwich North (E05014827)
- **Constituency:** Bolton West (E14001112)
- **Parish code:** E04000002
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **Built-up area:** E63008208
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 2009-02

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004882
- **2021 MSOA:** Horwich South & Middlebrook (E02000990)
- **2021 output area:** E00024747
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004882
- **2011 MSOA:** E02000990
- **2011 output area:** E00024747
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004661
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 14877
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000016
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000057
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000032

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Blackrod | 2015 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 3429 |
| GP | The Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub | 98 |
| School | Horwich Parish CofE Primary School | 106 |
| Airport | Warton Aerodrome | 27839 |
| Bus stop | School Street | 57 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 641 |
| Defibrillator | Holy Trinity Church Horwich  | 220 |
| Pharmacy | Kildonan House Pharmacy | 470 |
| Post office | Winter Hey Post Office | 453 |
| Library | Horwich Library and Children's Centre | 689 |
| Coast | — | 28100 |
| Central London | — | 283979 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL6 5NA](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205NA)
- [BL6 6BT](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206BT)
- [BL6 5LZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205LZ)
- [BL6 6BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206BP)
- [BL6 5PY](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205PY)
- [BL6 6AA](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206AA)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205GL.json).

## Data

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