BL6 6JW
PostcodeA postcode in Bolton 014A, Horwich South & Blackrod ward, Bolton.
This report describes the area around BL6 6JW, 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 6JW
- No street-level crime hereGreater 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
- Horwich Parkway, 320 mAbout 4 minutes on footExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 870 m awayExact point
- 3 of 4 properties in BL6 6JW at high risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at low riskPostcode
- England’s least deprived 20%This neighbourhood, Bolton 014ANeighbourhood
- £204,379 average priceFor the whole of Bolton, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.7 km awayPostcode
- 3 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 320 m awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at BL6 6JWSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at BL6 6JWRoad 58 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near BL6 6JW
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's RC High School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) | 870 m 11 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Chorley New Road Primary Academy Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Claypool Primary School Primary. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Mary's RC Primary School Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Lever Park School Special | 1.7 km 21 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2024 |
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 6JW
Latest sale at each postcode- £222,000Holbeck Close, BL6 6RJMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold520 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 6JW
In a straight lineStations
- Horwich Parkway4 minutes on foot320 m
Pharmacies
- TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY330 m
- ASDA PHARMACY350 m
- BOOTS350 m
- COHENS DIRECT990 m
Supermarkets
- Tesco Bolton Horwich ExtraTesco320 m
- Asda Horwich SuperstoreAsda490 m
- M&S Middlebrook BoltonMarks and Spencer550 m
The neighbourhood: Bolton 014A
Everything about Bolton 014AThe postcode district: BL6
Everything about BL6Your MP
- Phil BrickellLabourMP for Bolton West
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
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.