BL6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod, in Bolton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BL6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BL6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of BL6?
BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census.
BL6 is the 868th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Deprivation in BL6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL6 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BL6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton 004A | 1,723 | No figure | 3 | 89.1% |
| Bolton 004B | 1,482 | No figure | 2 | 95.2% |
| Bolton 004C | 1,281 | No figure | 4 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 004D | 1,432 | No figure | 3 | 99.9% |
| Bolton 004E | 1,381 | No figure | 4 | 89.5% |
| Bolton 007A | 1,632 | No figure | 5 | 97.5% |
| Bolton 007B | 2,133 | No figure | 7 | 92.3% |
| Bolton 007C | 1,349 | No figure | 5 | 99.6% |
| Bolton 007D | 1,760 | No figure | 5 | 99.4% |
| Bolton 007E | 1,476 | No figure | 9 | 80.0% |
| Bolton 009A | 1,190 | No figure | 8 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 009B | 2,288 | No figure | 8 | 79.2% |
| Bolton 009C | 1,348 | No figure | 5 | 98.1% |
| Bolton 009D | 1,477 | No figure | 7 | 98.8% |
| Bolton 014A | 2,326 | No figure | 9 | 80.2% |
| Bolton 014B | 1,425 | No figure | 10 | 92.5% |
| Bolton 014C | 1,397 | No figure | 2 | 99.2% |
| Bolton 014D | 1,329 | No figure | 3 | 99.5% |
| Bolton 020D | 1,573 | No figure | 10 | 95.7% |
| Bolton 020E | 1,013 | No figure | 8 | 100.0% |
| Bolton 028G | 1,421 | No figure | 9 | 100.0% |
MPs for BL6
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West98% of BL6’s postcodes
- Sir Lindsay HoyleSpeakerMP for Chorley1.9% of BL6’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BL64
Postcode sectors in BL65
Council1
Towns in BL62
Postcode districts next to BL67
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BL postcode area2
BL6 in brief
BL6 is a postcode district covering Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod, in Bolton.
About 32,112 people lived in BL6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £249,950 in 2025 across 599 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL6 was £249,950 in 2025.
BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census.
In BL6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BL6, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.