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BL6 7BU

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 7FL 81 m
BL6 7BX 103 m
BL6 7AH 122 m
BL6 5TQ 129 m
BL6 7BY 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 7BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7
Latitude
53.597940
Longitude
-2.545433
British National Grid easting
364,000
British National Grid northing
411,400

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
E00024745
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 007C · E01004882
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
25
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    399 m

  2. Lever Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    499 m

  3. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    527 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Possession of weapons 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BL6 7 residents
6,520

Age bands in BL6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

943 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

694 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

1,564 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,842 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,301 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

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    214 m

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    349 m

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.0 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    4.1 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Horwich Leisure Centre

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Canada Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Beaumont Road

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Horwich Leisure Centre

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • School Street

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 007C, 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

16,543 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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