BL6 5RP

Horwich South & Blackrod · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bolton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 5QB 75 m
BL6 5RQ 94 m
BL6 5RF 132 m
BL6 5RG 144 m
BL6 5RE 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 5RP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 5
Latitude
53.594920
Longitude
-2.557164
British National Grid easting
363,221
British National Grid northing
411,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Parish or community
E04000002
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024219
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 007A · E01004779
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 007 · E02000990

Postcode source versions

Explore BL6

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Vale Coppice, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5RP 27 November 2020 £460,000
4, Vale Coppice, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5RP 16 August 2019 £340,000
5, Vale Coppice, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5RP 7 October 2016 £325,000

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

    134 m
  2. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    976 m
  3. Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Drugs 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Possession of weapons 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

33 female, 25 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL6 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    781 m

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    1.1 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    3.4 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.6 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Vale Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.0 miles
  • Vale Coppice

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles
  • Avondale Close

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles
  • Hilton Avenue

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 007A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,132 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
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

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 134 m.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 6 events.

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