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BL6 6WA

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 6TZ 6 m
BL6 6EZ 42 m
BL6 6EX 46 m
BL6 6EY 48 m
BL6 6HA 48 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 6WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 6
Latitude
53.588061
Longitude
-2.531892
British National Grid easting
364,888
British National Grid northing
410,294

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
E00024221
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
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. St Joseph's RC High School

    Voluntary aided school

    289 m

  2. Chorley New Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    344 m

  3. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    373 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
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.2 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    1.4 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    4.0 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.1 km

  • HEATON MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LUCY STREET, HEATON, BOLTON, BL1 5PU

    ODS code P82031

    4.1 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    4.5 km

  • SPRING HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P82014

    4.5 km

  • CORNERSTONE SURGERY

    469 CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 6AH

    ODS code P82627

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Heights

    BCT · Horwich

    0.0 miles

  • St Joseph's High School

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • St Joseph's High School

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • St Joseph's High School

    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

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Joseph's RC High School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.