The UK Postcode Database

BL6 7SD

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980
BL6 7SD Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL6 7SD

Sheep House Lane - 18 properties, USRN 7400103

Roynton Road - 2 properties, USRN 7400820

Hall Lane - 1 property, USRN 7400559

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6315 / 53°37'53"N

Longitude: -2.5615 / 2°33'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 529000 5942611

OS Easting: 362969

OS Northing: 415140

OS Grid: SD629151

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BVKF.7Y

Mapcode Global: WH97D.MZGF

Open Location Code: 9C5VJCJQ+HC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83rp21

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23122 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL6 7SD on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:27
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:49
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:02 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:51
Moon Rises 23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL6 7SD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL6 7SD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
6 May 2022 Moses Cockers Farm, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, Bolton BL6 7SD Other property type Leasehold £975,000
12 February 2020 New Hall Barn, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, Bolton BL6 7SD Detached Leasehold £370,000
29 March 2018 The Barn, Moses Cockers Farm, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, Bolton BL6 7SD Other property type Leasehold £550,000
21 September 2005 Chapel House, Sheephouse Lane, Rivington, Bolton BL6 7SD Detached Freehold £570,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL6 7SD

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Chorley

MP

Lindsay Hoyle Speaker

Lancashire County Council
County council electoral division

Chorley Rural East

Councillor

Kim Snape Labour

Chorley Borough Council
District council ward

Adlington & Anderton

Councillors

June Molyneaux Labour

Peter Wilson Labour

Kim Snape Labour

BL6 7SD also falls within the Civil Parish of Rivington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL6 7SD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00126755 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00181937 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01024973 Chorley 014E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005202 Chorley 014 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005157 Rivington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05013064 Adlington & Anderton Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E07000118 Chorley Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000017 Lancashire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001170 Chorley Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000003 Lancashire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000255 Preston Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33008226 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000019 Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 April 2011 BEIS
E38000034 NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2016 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000048 NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000018 Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliances Health 14 February 2017 NHS England
E58000763 Chorley Rural East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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