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BL6 5XA

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 5WQ 74 m
BL6 5XD 90 m
BL6 5XB 107 m
BL6 5WT 108 m
BL6 5WR 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 5XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 5
Latitude
53.590322
Longitude
-2.544625
British National Grid easting
364,047
British National Grid northing
410,552

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
30
Primary
24
Secondary
3

  1. Chorley New Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    564 m

  2. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    640 m

  3. Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    661 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    501 m

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    921 m

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    3.6 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.4 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.6 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Tredgold Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Tredgold Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Gooch Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Stirling Industrial Estate

    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

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 3 secondary schools. Chorley New Road Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 564 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 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.