# BL1 6HX: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL1 6HX is a postcode in Bolton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bolton. Open the map at BL1 6HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1) › [BL1 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1-6)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Greater Manchester Police has supplied almost no data to police.uk since July 2019 (only August 2022), so there are no map points in Greater Manchester. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **Hall-I'-Th'-Wood, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **No property in BL1 6HX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL1 6HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **Low road and rail noise at BL1 6HX**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Smithills School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smithills-school-e140500) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Youth Challenge Pru](https://openindex.co.uk/school/youth-challenge-pru-e142758) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-halliwell-bolton-e105223) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxford Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-grove-primary-school-e105160) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Huda Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-huda-primary-school-e139017) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-c-of-e-primary-school-halliwell-e105218) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Church Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-road-primary-school-e105152) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-smithills-dean-church-of-england-primary-school-e145751) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £78,750 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £252,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DALEFIELD SURGERY (780 m); CORNERSTONE SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY - HALLIWELL ROAD (580 m); PHARMAVON LTD (780 m); NOBLE & PEACOCK (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); FIRTH AND BOWDEN DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Halliwell Bolton (990 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £204,379** (July 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £204,379 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,186** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bolton earned a median of £34,186 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 36th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Bolton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Bolton has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 30th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bolton 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Bolton 008A has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 008A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,464** (2021). Bolton 008A had 1,464 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,274th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Bolton 008A, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £192,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL1 was £192,250 in 2025. Joint 331st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,343** (2021). BL1 had 69,343 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 46th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In BL1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Centre: 53.5952, -2.4527

Council: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bolton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-north-east): Kirith Entwistle (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4527,53.5952,BL16HX

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