M46 9HH

Hulton · Bolton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Manchester
Ward
Hulton
Local authority
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton West
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
M46 9QN 48 m
M46 9HW 85 m
M46 9GP 96 m
M46 9HF 126 m
M46 9HE 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
M46 9HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
M
Postcode district
M46
Postcode sector
M46 9
Latitude
53.533816
Longitude
-2.474272
British National Grid easting
368,662
British National Grid northing
404,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Bolton · E08000001
Electoral ward
Hulton · E05014829
Parish or community
E43000155
Westminster constituency
Bolton West · E14001112
Output area
E00024760
Lower layer super output area
Bolton 030B · E01004896
Middle layer super output area
Bolton 030 · E02001013

Postcode source versions

Explore M46

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Woodlands Drive, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9HH 21 March 2025 £280,000
18, Woodlands Drive, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9HH 24 January 2025 £530,000
6, Woodlands Drive, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9HH 7 July 2023 £156,690

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
76
Secondary
16
  1. Rowan Tree Primary School

    Community special school

    265 m
  2. St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton

    Voluntary aided school

    898 m
  3. Chowbent Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

37 female, 33 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
4.4
M46 9 residents
11,766

Age bands in M46 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,176 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,213 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,042 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

3,270 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

2,533 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider M46 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • DR KK CHAN & PARTNERS

    SEVEN BROOKS MEDICAL CENTRE, 21 CHURCH STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 9DE

    ODS code P92042

    1.4 km

  • DR VASANTH

    ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON STREET, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92635

    1.9 km

  • MEADOWVIEW SURGERY

    ORMEROD HOUSE, ATHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, NELSON ST, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0LE

    ODS code P92626

    1.9 km

  • POPLAR STREET SURGERY

    TYLDESLEY HEALTH CENTRE, POPLAR STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AX

    ODS code Y02321

    1.9 km

  • THE SURGERY, TYLDESLEY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8AL

    ODS code P92033

    2.2 km

  • BEE FOLD MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 BEE FOLD LANE, ATHERTON, MANCHESTER, M46 0BD

    ODS code P92633

    2.2 km

  • ELLIOTT STREET SURGERY

    145 ELLIOTT STREET, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 8FL

    ODS code P92028

    2.2 km

  • UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P82015

    2.9 km

  • ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE

    GARNET FOLD PRACTICE, 374-376 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3RR

    ODS code P82009

    3.1 km

  • SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 ST. HELENS ROAD, BOLTON, BL3 3PH

    ODS code P82609

    3.6 km

  • CLEGGS LANE MEDICAL PRACTICE/129

    129-131 CLEGGS LANE, LITTLE HULTON, MANCHESTER, M38 9RS

    ODS code P87613

    3.6 km

  • CHERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87630

    3.8 km

  • DEARDEN AVENUE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87625

    3.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD EAST MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LITTLE HULTON HEALTH CENTRE, 4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code P87661

    3.8 km

  • SALFORD PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER

    4 LONGSHAW DRIVE, WORSLEY, MANCHESTER, M28 0BB

    ODS code Y00445

    3.8 km

  • BOOTHSTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARR BRIDGE H&W CENTRE, PARR BRIDGE RETAIL PARK, MOSLEY COMMON ROAD, MANCHESTER, M29 8RZ

    ODS code P92605

    3.8 km

  • DEANE CLINIC 1

    HORSFIELD STREET, DEANE, BOLTON, BL3 4LU

    ODS code P82660

    3.8 km

  • STABLE FOLD SURGERY

    119 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, BL5 3SF

    ODS code P82005

    3.9 km

  • ASTLEY GENERAL PRACTICE

    391A MANCHESTER ROAD, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BY

    ODS code P92637

    3.9 km

  • SIVAKUMAR & PARTNER

    THE SURGERY, 1 COLDALHURST LANE, ASTLEY, TYLDESLEY, MANCHESTER, M29 7BS

    ODS code P92020

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodlands Drive

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Woodlands Drive

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Green Hall Close

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.1 miles
  • Green Hall Close

    BCT · Hag Fold

    0.2 miles
  • Mornington Road

    BCT · Over Hulton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bolton 030B, 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

29,004 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £405,000 from 6 recorded sales in M46 9HH. 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

103 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 16 secondary schools. Rowan Tree Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 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.