# BL6 4DA: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL6 4DA 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 BL6 4DA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6) › [BL6 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-4)

## 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=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **Lostock, 470 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **1 of 9 properties in BL6 4DA at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 5 at low risk, 2 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **£203,951 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **14.3% can get gigabit broadband at BL6 4DA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **Low road and rail noise at BL6 4DA**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lostock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-primary-school-e151514) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Beaumont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaumont-primary-school-e105173) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-rc-primary-school-bolton-e105230) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Clevelands Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clevelands-prep-school-e105270) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ladybridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-community-primary-school-e105169) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rumworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rumworth-school-e105277) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Markland Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/markland-hill-primary-school-e105159) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Claypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claypool-primary-school-e105195) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £760,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £605,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| February 2023 | £655,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2024 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2025 | £595,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lostock (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,951** (August 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £203,951 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Bolton 020D has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £545,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 020D was £545,000 in 2025. Joint 3,660th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,573** (2021). Bolton 020D had 1,573 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,550th most 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In Bolton 020D, 95.7% 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.

## BL6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BL6 was £249,950 in 2025. Joint 749th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,008** (2021). BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 868th 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in BL6 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In BL6, 93.5% 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: 53.5755, -2.5000

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

## Your MP

- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (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), August 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=-2.5000,53.5755,BL64DA

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