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10.7%UNEMPLOYED
32%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
17%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of BL8 9PL belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is BL8 9PL in Bolton, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about BL8 9PL from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 21%Children
  • 79%Adults

21% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in BL89PL male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Church.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 17%AB
  • 50%C2/C2
  • 32%DE

According to census records, 17% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 42%SINGLE
  • 32%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in BL8 9PL is 42%. Single and 'other' people is 58%.

ETHNICITY

  • 90%WHITE
  • 11%NON-WHITE

90% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 83.7%WORKING
  • 10.7%UNEMPLOYED

10.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Libraries

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BL89PL Postcode Breakdown

BLAREA8DISTRICT9SECTORPLUNIT
Full PostcodeBL8 9PL
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownBolton
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyGreater Manchester
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

BL89PL Postal District

Compass Postal District

BL8 9PL postcode is located in the postal town of Bolton. Bolton postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode BL8 9PL.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Bury0.7 miles NE
Whitefield3 miles S
Harwood3.1 miles W
Radcliffe3.1 miles S
Bradshaw3.7 miles W
Heywood3.9 miles E
Stubbins4 miles N
Holcombe4.1 miles N
Edgworth4.1 miles NW
Prestwich4.2 miles SE
Turton4.6 miles NW
Farnworth4.7 miles SW
Bolton5.1 miles W
Edenfield5.1 miles N
Middleton5.4 miles E
London173 miles SE
Glasgow172 miles NW
Edinburgh166 miles N
Cardiff150 miles S
Liverpool31 miles W
Southampton190 miles S
Saint Ives192 miles S

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Titanic gold pocket watch sells for 900,000

The original owner of the watch, businessman John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912.

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Progress the key for history-making Ramsbottom women

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Morecambe players and staff paid delayed wages

Morecambe players and staff receive their delayed wages for this month.

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Sci-fi scarecrows on show in annual village event

More than 50 sci-fi scarecrows are on display for the annual Wray Scarecrow Festival.

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Man bit victim's ear off in 'sickening' attack

Steven Paterson, 35, left his victim in Darwen with a collapsed lung and a bleed on the brain.

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