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BL1 6LG

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 008D, Smithills ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL1 6LG, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around BL1 6LG

Schools near BL1 6LG

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
230 m
3 minutes on foot
School remains Good, October 2022
Youth Challenge Pru
Pupil referral and alternative provision
260 m
3 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, July 2024
Smithills School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)
290 m
4 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Church Road Primary School
Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Thornleigh Salesian College
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Primary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, November 2024
Oxford Grove Primary School
Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
17 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), February 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near BL1 6LG

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £262,500Redcar Road, BL1 6LGOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £285,000Limefield Road, BL1 6LEDecember 2023, semi-detached, established, leasehold60 m
  • £425,000Abercorn Road, BL1 6LFDecember 2024, semi-detached, established, leasehold90 m
  • £482,975Smithills Dean Road, BL1 6JZJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold110 m
  • £407,000Redcar Road, BL1 6LLJanuary 2024, detached, established, leasehold130 m
  • £820,000Smithills Dean Road, BL1 7NPAugust 2025, detached, established, freehold210 m
  • £275,000Smithills Croft Road, BL1 6LNJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold220 m
  • £640,000Smithills Croft Road, BL1 6TXMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold230 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: Bolton 008D

Everything about Bolton 008D
Deprivation score
6.1
Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£315,000
Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,571
Joint 19,648th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BL1

Everything about BL1
Median sale price
£192,250
Joint 331st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
69,343
46th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.