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BL6 5

Postcode sector

305 live postcodes: 303 in Bolton, 2 in Chorley.

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, which holds 99% of BL6 5’s postcodes. Open the map at BL6 5 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at BL6 5

MPs for BL6 5

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

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

77 of Bolton’s 177 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Bolton, the council that holds 99% of BL6 5

Average house price
£204,379
Up 5.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,186
36th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.4
30th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

Everything about Bolton

Councils in BL6 5

Postcodes in BL6 5