# BL6 6FZ: area report for a postcode in Bolton

BL6 6FZ 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 6FZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton) › [BL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6) › [BL6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-6)

## 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=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **Horwich Parkway, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **No property in BL6 6FZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL6 6FZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL6 6FZ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chorley New Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-new-road-primary-academy-e148095) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e105250) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-high-school-e105262) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lever Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-park-school-e142766) | Special | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Claypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claypool-primary-school-e105195) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horwich Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horwich-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105233) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-cofe-primary-school-e144045) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beacon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-primary-school-e146535) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £159,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £96,836 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £118,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £92,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KILDONAN HOUSE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (660 m); BOOTS (660 m); KILDONAN PHARMACY (890 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: VICTORIA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Chorley New Road (140 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Middlebrook Bolton (470 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Horwich Superstore (540 m, Asda); Tesco Bolton Horwich Extra (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £204,379** (July 2026). Bolton’s average house price was £204,379 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Bolton 007B has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 007B was £225,250 in 2025. Joint 9,111th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,133** (2021). Bolton 007B had 2,133 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,548th 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: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Bolton 007B, 92.3% 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: 53.5893, -2.5355

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), July 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=-2.5355,53.5893,BL66FZ

## How to cite

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