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BL6 5AS

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 009B, Horwich South & Blackrod ward, Bolton.

This report describes the area around BL6 5AS, 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 BL6 5AS

Schools near BL6 5AS

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
580 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 2023
Blackrod Primary School
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), March 2024
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met

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 BL6 5AS

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £285,000Fryent Close, BL6 5BUMay 2026, detached, established, freehold60 m
  • £193,000New Street, BL6 5AQAugust 2023, terraced, established, leasehold70 m
  • £140,000Boardman Street, BL6 5AJJuly 2026, terraced, established, leasehold90 m
  • £145,000New Street, BL6 5AWSeptember 2024, terraced, established, leasehold100 m
  • £165,000New Street, BL6 5AUJanuary 2026, terraced, established, leasehold100 m
  • £161,000New Street, BL6 5ATMarch 2025, terraced, established, leasehold110 m
  • £170,000Vicarage Road, BL6 5AAOctober 2025, terraced, established, leasehold130 m
  • £150,000Half Acre Lane, BL6 5ALJuly 2024, terraced, established, leasehold130 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

Within 1 km of BL6 5AS

In a straight line

Stations

  • Blackrod9 minutes on foot710 m

Pharmacies

  • SPEAKS PHARMACY370 m
  • HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS540 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - Euro Garage Rivington SouthboundSpar820 m
  • Spar - Euro Garage Rivington NorthboundSpar990 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 009B

Everything about Bolton 009B
Deprivation score
10.7
Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£248,750
Joint 11,349th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,288
Joint 2,128th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: BL6

Everything about BL6
Median sale price
£249,950
Joint 749th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
31,008
868th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.5%
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.