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BL6 5FY

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
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 5HZ 37 m
BL6 5GW 78 m
BL6 5HY 132 m
BL6 5GX 162 m
BL6 5HP 193 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 5FY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 5
Latitude
53.593329
Longitude
-2.564788
British National Grid easting
362,715
British National Grid northing
410,897

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
E00171700
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 009B · E01004780
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 009 · E02000992

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
18
Secondary
2

  1. St Catherine's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    658 m

  2. Blackrod Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Drugs 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Possession of weapons 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL6 5 residents
10,651

Age bands in BL6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,810 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,061 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,746 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,926 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

2,233 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.3 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    1.6 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    3.0 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.3 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    22-24 BABYLON LANE, ANDERTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9NW

    ODS code P81740

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Butterwick Fields

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Butterwick Fields

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Blackrod Rail Station

    BCT · Blackrod

    0.2 miles

  • Avondale Close

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Blackrod Rail Station

    BCT · Blackrod

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 009B, 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

24,148 of 33,755

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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Catherine's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 658 m.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 5 events.

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