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BL6 6ST

Horwich North · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Horwich North
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 6AJ 125 m
BL6 6AP 173 m
BL6 6AR 216 m
BL6 6AS 219 m
BL6 6AL 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 6ST
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 6
Latitude
53.601597
Longitude
-2.531880
British National Grid easting
364,900
British National Grid northing
411,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Horwich North · E05014827
Parish or community
E04000002
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024741
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 007E · E01004884
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 007 · E02000990

Postcode source versions

Explore BL6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
22
Secondary
2

  1. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    591 m

  2. Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    852 m

  3. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

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 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 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 6 residents
7,570

Age bands in BL6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,112 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

692 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

1,964 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,147 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,577 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    774 m

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.2 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.4 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.6 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.7 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gingham Brow

    BCT · Wallsuches

    0.2 miles

  • Fleet Street

    BCT · Wallsuches

    0.2 miles

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Wallsuches

    0.2 miles

  • Ridgmont Cemetery

    BCT · Wallsuches

    0.2 miles

  • Mill View Lane

    BCT · Wallsuches

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 007E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,010 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 591 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 2 events.

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