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

BL6 6NW 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 6NW 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=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **Horwich Parkway, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **No property in BL6 6NW 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=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bolton 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **£204,379 average price**: For the whole of Bolton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BL6 6NW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BL6 6NW**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **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=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e105250) | Primary | 600 m (7 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 | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Claypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claypool-primary-school-e105195) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chorley New Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-new-road-primary-academy-e148095) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lever Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-park-school-e142766) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Horwich Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horwich-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105233) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beacon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-primary-school-e146535) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 36% 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £168,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2023 | £358,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Chorley New Road (540 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Middlebrook Bolton (960 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Horwich Superstore (970 m, Asda)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.9** (2025). Bolton 014D has a deprivation score of 30.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,828th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bolton 014D was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,329** (2021). Bolton 014D had 1,329 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,490th least 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Bolton 014D, 99.5% 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.

## 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: 53.5917, -2.5261

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=-2.5261,53.5917,BL66NW

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-6nw.

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