# BL6 5GW

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.593227, -2.563623
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHCVP+7H
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83ro
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 62792 10885
- **UTM:** 30U 528882 5938353
- **Elevation:** 105m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Bolton (E08000001)
- **Ward:** Horwich South & Blackrod (E05014828)
- **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:** 2003-03

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004779
- **2021 MSOA:** Horwich South & Middlebrook (E02000990)
- **2021 output area:** E00024219
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004779
- **2011 MSOA:** E02000990
- **2011 output area:** E00024219
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004663
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 14679
- **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 | 434 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 4511 |
| GP | Kildonan House | 1218 |
| School | St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 765 |
| Airport | Warton Aerodrome | 26982 |
| Bus stop | Butterwick Fields | 105 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 996 |
| Defibrillator | J Dickinson & Sons | 316 |
| Pharmacy | Rowlands Pharmacy | 1202 |
| Post office | Winter Hey Post Office | 1212 |
| Library | Horwich Library and Children's Centre | 1350 |
| Coast | — | 27172 |
| Central London | — | 284427 |

## 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 5HZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205HZ)
- [BL6 5GX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205GX)
- [BL6 5HP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205HP)
- [BL6 5HY](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205HY)
- [BL6 5GH](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205GH)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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