Low deprivation
IMD England
9
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for BL6 7RU
Postcode
BL6 7RU
Coordinates
53.6103, -2.5492
Grid reference
SD637127
Easting
363,763
Northing
412,782
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VJF62+48
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Preston
ITL Region
Chorley
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23122
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23122 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · BL6 7RU
HM Land Registry · Chorley
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Police Recorded Crime near BL6 7RU
Crime trends · near BL6 7RU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian65.2%
No religion25.8%
Not answered7.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6427.4%
35–4915.9%
65–7414.2%
75–849.5%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.2%
All members 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Any member 66+11.8%
Other10.8%
+ 7 other households · 25.4%
Administrative Information
Chorley
Local Authority
Council AreaChorley E14001170
Constituency
E14001170Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Adlington & Anderton
Constituency code
E14001170
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Rivington
International Territorial Level
Chorley
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS ScotlandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central Lancashire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00X
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Chorley 014E E01024973
E01024973MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Chorley 014 E02005202
E02005202LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Chorley 014E E01024973
E01024973MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Chorley 014 E02005202
E02005202Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BL6 7RU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 23122
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024973 and MSOA E02005202 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BL6 7RU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near BL6 7RU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton · BL6 7RU
Good
0.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Cumberland School
Lancashire · BL6 7RX
0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
Beacon Primary School
Bolton · BL6 7AL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Bolton · BL6 6AA
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Bolton · BL6 5SJ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Lever Park School
Bolton · BL6 6DE
Good
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Rivington Foundation Primary School
Lancashire · BL6 7SE
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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