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BL6 7FU

Horwich North · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bolton
Ward
Horwich North
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BL6 7NG 71 m
BL6 7NL 95 m
BL6 7NQ 122 m
BL6 7NE 131 m
BL6 7RP 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 7FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7
Latitude
53.608013
Longitude
-2.547996
British National Grid easting
363,839
British National Grid northing
412,522

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
E00024728
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 004C · E01004888
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 004 · E02000987

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Viscount Close, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7FU 25 September 2025 £495,000
35, Viscount Close, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7FU 19 September 2025 £517,495
44, Viscount Close, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7FU 5 September 2025 £407,020

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Rivington and Blackrod High School

    Academy converter

    271 m

  2. Cumberland School

    Other independent special school

    464 m

  3. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
32
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code P82006

    1.1 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.5 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P81740

    3.4 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    3.4 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Lane

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Rivington & Blackrod High School

    BCT · Rivington

    0.1 miles

  • Shaw Road

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Old Lord's Crescent

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

  • Chiltern Close

    BCT · Horwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 004C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,646 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £437,995 from 39 recorded sales in BL6 7FU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bolton is £202,770 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rivington and Blackrod High School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

32 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.667 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.