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BL4 4BD

Horwich South & Blackrod · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL4 4BE 0 m
BL5 1YY 0 m
BL5 3WD 0 m
BL6 6XX 0 m
BL6 6ZE 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL4 4BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL4
Postcode sector
BL4 4
Latitude
53.588218
Longitude
-2.538918
British National Grid easting
364,423
British National Grid northing
410,315

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Horwich South & Blackrod · E05014828
Parish or community
E04000002
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00181421
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 007B · E01004781
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 007 · E02000990

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Chorley New Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    258 m

  2. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    391 m

  3. St Joseph's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    848 m

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

    HORWICH HEALTH & WELLBEING HUB, VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5PY

    ODS code P82006

    1.2 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

    ASPULL HEALTH & WELLBEING CENTRE, HAIGH ROAD, ASPULL, WIGAN, WN2 1XH

    ODS code P92015

    3.7 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.1 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.6 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

    PETER HOUSE, CAPTAIN LEES ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3UB

    ODS code P82015

    4.7 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    5.0 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

    555 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, GREATER MANCHESTER, BOLTON, BL1 6AF

    ODS code P82014

    5.0 km

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

  • Abernethy Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Abernethy Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Mount Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Mount Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Stirling Industrial Estate

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 007B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,326 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chorley New Road Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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