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BL2 6UA

Breightmet · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Ward
Breightmet
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL2 6UB 84 m
BL2 6NR 85 m
BL2 6UQ 106 m
BL2 6UD 114 m
BL2 6NW 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL2 6UA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL2
Postcode sector
BL2 6
Latitude
53.575816
Longitude
-2.382028
British National Grid easting
374,801
British National Grid northing
408,868

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Breightmet · E05014820
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton North East · E14001110
Output area
E00024305
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 019C · E01004799
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 019 · E02001002

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Moffat Close, Bolton, BL2 6UA 4 February 2021 £199,950
St. Johns Evangelist Church, Moffat Close, Bolton, BL2 6UA 19 December 2019 £115,000
8, Moffat Close, Bolton, BL2 6UA 2 August 2019 £141,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
124
Primary
78
Secondary
17

  1. SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    116 m

  2. Blackshaw Primary School

    Community school

    343 m

  3. Leverhulme Community Primary School

    Community school

    649 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

6 female, 11 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.4
BL2 6 residents
10,563

Age bands in BL2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,877 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,010 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,454 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,721 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

2,048 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BREIGHTMENT HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82018

    745 m

  • THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP

    BREIGHTMET HEALTH CENTRE, BREIGHTMET FOLD LANE, BREIGHTMET, BOLTON, BL2 6NT

    ODS code P82001

    745 m

  • TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE

    HILTON ST, TONGE FOLD, BOLTON, BL2 6DY

    ODS code P82011

    1.6 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 1

    DR HALLIKERI & PARTNERS, 63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82020

    1.6 km

  • LITTLE LEVER HEALTH CENTRE 2

    63 MARKET STREET, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HH

    ODS code P82036

    1.6 km

  • SPRING VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    MYTHAM ROAD, LITTLE LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 1HQ

    ODS code P82613

    1.9 km

  • BRADFORD STREET SURGERY

    65 BRADFORD STREET, BOLTON, BL2 1HT

    ODS code P82033

    2.4 km

  • BEEHIVE SURGERY

    108 CRESCENT ROAD, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 2JR

    ODS code P82616

    2.8 km

  • CROMPTON VIEW SURGERY

    CROMPTON HEALTH CENTRE, 501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82607

    3.3 km

  • THE OAKS FAMILY PRACTICE

    501 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL1 8UP

    ODS code P82021

    3.3 km

  • OCTAGON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEVER CHAMBERS, 27 ASHBURNER STREET, BOLTON, BL1 1SQ

    ODS code P82012

    3.3 km

  • HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOUGH FOLD WAY, HARWOOD, BOLTON, BL2 3HQ

    ODS code P82016

    3.3 km

  • MILE LANE HEALTH CENTRE

    80 MILE LANE, BURY, BL8 2JR

    ODS code P83612

    3.4 km

  • BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE

    WATERS MEETING HEALTH CENTRE, WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code Y03079

    3.4 km

  • BURNSIDE SURGERY

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82025

    3.4 km

  • DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC

    WATERS MEETING ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8TT

    ODS code P82625

    3.4 km

  • FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82652

    3.5 km

  • FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FREDERICK STREET, FARNWORTH, BOLTON, BL4 9AH

    ODS code P82037

    3.5 km

  • BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    21 RUPERT STREET, GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 6PY

    ODS code Y02790

    3.5 km

  • BOLTON GENERAL PRACTICE

    2-4 MOOR LANE, BOLTON, BL1 4TH

    ODS code Y02319

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Falkirk Drive

    BCT · Breightmet

    0.1 miles

  • Falkirk Drive

    BCT · Breightmet

    0.1 miles

  • Slaidburn Avenue

    BCT · Breightmet

    0.2 miles

  • Slaidburn Avenue

    BCT · Breightmet

    0.2 miles

  • Breightmet Drive

    BCT · Breightmet

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 019C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,719 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

124 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 17 secondary schools. SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School is the nearest published school at 116 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.