# BL6

Postcode district covering Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod, in Bolton.

BL6 is a postcode district covering Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod, in Bolton. Median sale price £249,950 in 2025. About 32,112 people.

Postcode district. Code BL6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BL6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in BL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 599 homes were sold in BL6 in 2025.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BL6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census.
- [Deprivation score by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-score-england?place=BL6) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Bolton, where most of this postcode district lies. The outline is BL6.

## How BL6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BL6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £249,950 | 4th most expensive | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2025 |
| Population | 31,008 | 4th least populated | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 10 postcode districts, BL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.5% | 4th lowest | 10 postcode districts, BL · Jan 2026 |

## What is the population of BL6?

BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census.
BL6 is the 868th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

## Deprivation in BL6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BL6 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BL6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bolton 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004777) | 1,723 | – | 3 | 89.1% |
| [Bolton 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004881) | 1,482 | – | 2 | 95.2% |
| [Bolton 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004888) | 1,281 | – | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004889) | 1,432 | – | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Bolton 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004890) | 1,381 | – | 4 | 89.5% |
| [Bolton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004779) | 1,632 | – | 5 | 97.5% |
| [Bolton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004781) | 2,133 | – | 7 | 92.3% |
| [Bolton 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004882) | 1,349 | – | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Bolton 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004883) | 1,760 | – | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Bolton 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004884) | 1,476 | – | 9 | 80.0% |
| [Bolton 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004778) | 1,190 | – | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004780) | 2,288 | – | 8 | 79.2% |
| [Bolton 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004782) | 1,348 | – | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Bolton 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004783) | 1,477 | – | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Bolton 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004775) | 2,326 | – | 9 | 80.2% |
| [Bolton 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004885) | 1,425 | – | 10 | 92.5% |
| [Bolton 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004886) | 1,397 | – | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Bolton 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004887) | 1,329 | – | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Bolton 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004844) | 1,573 | – | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Bolton 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01004897) | 1,013 | – | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bolton 028G](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/neighbourhood/e01033219) | 1,421 | – | 9 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Bolton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west): Phil Brickell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chorley): Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BL6

[Blackrod & Butterwick Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/blackrod-and-butterwick-fields), [Horwich East](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-east), [Horwich North](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-north), [Horwich South & Middlebrook](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton/horwich-south-and-middlebrook)

## Postcode sectors in BL6

[BL6 4 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-4), [BL6 5 (305 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-5), [BL6 6 (258 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-6), [BL6 7 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-7), [BL6 9 (20 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6-9)

## Council

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

## Towns in BL6

[Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bolton), [Horwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/horwich)

## Postcode districts next to BL6

[BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [BL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl7), [PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2)

## Nearest rail stations

[Horwich Parkway (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5397,53.5781), [Blackrod (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5695,53.5915), [Lostock (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.4943,53.5729), [Westhoughton (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.5237,53.5557)

## More in the BL postcode area

[All BL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BL6 in brief

BL6 is a postcode district covering Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod, in Bolton.
About 32,112 people lived in BL6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £249,950 in 2025 across 599 sales (HM Land Registry).
The median price paid for a home in BL6 was £249,950 in 2025.
BL6 had 31,008 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in BL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BL6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BL6
- Postcode area: [BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl)
- Constituency: [Bolton West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bolton-west)
- Council: [Bolton †](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)
- Area: 30.33 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,112*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 105

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl1), [PR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr6), [BL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl5), [WN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn2), [PR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pr7), [BL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl3)

## Latest updates for BL6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BL6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bl6