# BL6 7RU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.610345, -2.549175
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VJF62+48
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83ro
- **Qibla:** 118.2°
- **Grid reference:** SD 63763 12782
- **UTM:** 30U 529826 5940264
- **Elevation:** 158m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** Chorley (E07000118)
- **Ward:** Adlington & Anderton (E05013064)
- **Constituency:** Chorley (E14001170)
- **County:** Lancashire (E10000017)
- **Parish code:** E04005157
- **Travel to work area:** E30000255
- **Police force area:** E23000003
- **County electoral division:** E58000763
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01024973
- **2021 MSOA:** Adlington & Rivington (E02005202)
- **2021 output area:** E00181937
- **2011 LSOA:** E01024973
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005202
- **2011 output area:** E00126755
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33008226
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1C2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 23122
- **Postcode user type:** Large

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000034
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000048
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000018

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Blackrod | 2487 |
| Hospital | The Beaumont Hospital | 4735 |
| GP | The Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub | 1394 |
| School | Rivington and Blackrod High School | 0 |
| Airport | Warton Aerodrome | 26610 |
| Bus stop | Rivington & Blackrod High School | 237 |
| Food bank | Horwich Foodshare | 1766 |
| Defibrillator | Bait Ul Aziz Community Centre, Jones Street  | 961 |
| Pharmacy | Hootons Pharmacy | 1029 |
| Post office | Winter Hey Post Office | 1291 |
| Library | Horwich Library and Children's Centre | 942 |
| Coast | — | 26917 |
| Central London | — | 285401 |

## 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 7FU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207FU)
- [BL6 7RP](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RP)
- [BL6 7RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RX)
- [BL6 7RQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RQ)
- [BL6 7LQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207LQ)
- [BL6 7RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%207RT)
- [BL6 6RU](https://openpostcodes.uk/BL6%206RU)

## Boundary

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