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BL6 7NL

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 56 m
BL6 7NQ 56 m
BL6 7LU 77 m
BL6 7FU 95 m
BL6 7LJ 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BL6 7NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BL
Postcode district
BL6
Postcode sector
BL6 7
Latitude
53.607169
Longitude
-2.547819
British National Grid easting
363,850
British National Grid northing
412,428

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

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Whitwell Gardens, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7NL 29 August 2025 £100,000
13, Whitwell Gardens, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7NL 24 May 2004 £29,700

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Rivington and Blackrod High School

    Academy converter

    365 m

  2. Cumberland School

    Other independent special school

    552 m

  3. Beacon Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    559 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
21

9 female, 12 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BL6 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

    1.0 km

  • KILDONAN HOUSE

    RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

    ODS code P82003

    1.4 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

    3.5 km

  • ASPULL SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92015

    4.9 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

  • Old Lord's Crescent

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Shaw Road

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Chiltern Close

    BCT · Horwich

    0.1 miles

  • Rivington & Blackrod High School

    BCT · Rivington

    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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 £100,000 from 1 recorded sale in BL6 7NL. 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rivington and Blackrod High School is the nearest published school at 365 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.