# BL6 6RU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.6139, -2.532336
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VJF79+H3
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83ro
- **Qibla:** 118.3°
- **Grid reference:** SD 64880 13169
- **UTM:** 30U 530938 5940667
- **Elevation:** 295m
- **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
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01004884
- **2021 MSOA:** Horwich South & Middlebrook (E02000990)
- **2021 output area:** E00024724
- **2011 LSOA:** E01004884
- **2011 MSOA:** E02000990
- **2011 output area:** E00024724
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33004667
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 28068
- **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 | 3495 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 4377 |
| GP | The Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub | 1836 |
| School | Rivington and Blackrod High School | 1179 |
| Airport | Warton Aerodrome | 27320 |
| Bus stop | Chiltern Close | 1139 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 2415 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 1138 |
| Pharmacy | Hootons Pharmacy | 1765 |
| Post office | Winter Hey Post Office | 1969 |
| Library | Horwich Library and Children's Centre | 1742 |
| Coast | — | 27677 |
| Central London | — | 285071 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [BL6 6SH](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206SH)
- [BL6 6SJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206SJ)
- [BL6 6SD](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206SD)
- [BL6 7PE](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207PE)
- [BL6 7RQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RQ)
- [BL6 6RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206RT)
- [BL6 6RS](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206RS)
- [BL6 7RU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RU)
- [BL6 7RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RX)
- [BL6 7SA](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207SA)
- [BL1 7PD](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL1%207PD)
- [BL6 7SJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207SJ)
- [BL7 8BA](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL7%208BA)

## Boundary

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