# BL6 5RU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.577442, -2.561889
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VHCGQ+X6
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83rn
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 62893 09128
- **UTM:** 30U 529007 5936598
- **Elevation:** 123m
- **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:** E04000001
- **Travel to work area:** E30000239
- **Police force area:** E23000005
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004780
- **2021 MSOA:** Blackrod & Butterwick Fields (E02000992)
- **2021 output area:** E00181444
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004780
- **2011 MSOA:** E02000992
- **2011 output area:** E00024199
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004673
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 25234
- **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 | Horwich Parkway | 1232 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 4153 |
| GP | Aspull Surgery | 1816 |
| School | Blackrod Primary School | 1013 |
| Airport | Warton Aerodrome | 28202 |
| Bus stop | Scot Lane | 273 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 2084 |
| Defibrillator | Ae116482-3d12-4d9c-8553-B17f00ded69f | 486 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 1894 |
| Post office | Aspull Moor Post Office | 1752 |
| Library | Library | 1775 |
| Coast | — | 26700 |
| Central London | — | 282947 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Electricity North West (region G, MPAN 16)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 75% gigabit, 85% superfast, 75% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL6 5GG](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205GG)
- [BL5 3NF](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL5%203NF)
- [BL6 5RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205RX)
- [BL6 5SL](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205SL)
- [BL6 5RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%205RT)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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