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BL6 5XZ

Postcode

A postcode in Bolton 007B, Horwich South & Blackrod ward, Bolton.

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

Schools near BL6 5XZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
420 m
5 minutes on foot
Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Blackrod Primary School
Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), March 2024
Beacon Primary School
Primary. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023
Lever Park School
Special
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
21 minutes on foot
School remains Good, March 2023
St Mary's RC Primary School
Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.9 km
23 minutes on foot
School remains Good, January 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 BL6 5XZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £460,750Kitson Close, BL6 5XUAugust 2025, detached, new build, freehold10 m
  • £394,750Coppersmith Drive, BL6 5XSJuly 2025, detached, new build, freehold50 m
  • £335,000Rotherhead Close, BL6 5UGJanuary 2025, detached, established, leasehold90 m
  • £460,750Locomotive Way, BL6 5XFSeptember 2025, detached, new build, freehold100 m
  • £599,750Locomotive Way, BL6 5XGOctober 2025, detached, new build, freehold110 m
  • £116,500Angelbank, BL6 5GXJune 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold140 m
  • £300,000Avonhead Close, BL6 5QDDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £320,000Brightwater, BL6 5GWSeptember 2025, detached, established, leasehold210 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 5XZ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Blackrod8 minutes on foot610 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Wallsuches HorwichAldi830 m
  • Iceland HorwichIceland840 m

The neighbourhood: Bolton 007B

Everything about Bolton 007B
Deprivation score
11.4
Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£225,250
Joint 9,111th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,133
Joint 3,548th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
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.