The postcode area is located in the Chorley, Bolton, Lancashire, Bolton postcode town, in the North West, England region.
The postcode area covers Adlington & Anderton, Heaton and Lostock, Horwich North East, Horwich and Blackrod, Westhoughton North and Chew Moor electoral wards.
The population of BL6 postcode area is 31,314. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the area is White: English, with a total of 28,159, followed by Indian, with a total of 731. In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (18,259), followed by No religion (10,020).
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (7,909), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (4,783).
Most people in the nearby area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (10,588), while 7,339 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 8,820 adults have Level 4 education, while 4,283 have No qualifications education. The most common occupations are
The average age of people living in area is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (8873), Between 45 to 54 (7867), and Between 55 to 64 (7780).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (5,930) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (3,649), and Intermediate occupations (3,361).
There are total 5 postcode sectors present in the BL6 (listed below). The postcode BL6 has a total of 1469 postcodes.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | BL6 |
| Ward | Adlington & Anderton Heaton and Lostock Horwich North East Horwich and Blackrod Westhoughton North and Chew Moor |
| LTLA22 | Chorley, Bolton |
| UTLA22 | Lancashire, Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
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| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £240,000.00 | £240,000.00 - £240,000.00 | 1 |
| Flat | £220,000.00 | £220,000.00 - £220,000.00 | 1 |
| Terraced | £192,833.33 | £151,000.00 - £217,500.00 | 3 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £492,500.00 | £492,500.00 - £492,500.00 | 1 |
| Flat | £225,000.00 | £225,000.00 - £225,000.00 | 1 |
| Terraced | £147,250.00 | £132,500.00 - £162,000.00 | 2 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £321,458.33 | £202,500.00 - £630,000.00 | 5 |
| Other | £350,000.00 | £350,000.00 - £350,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £332,500.00 | £195,000.00 - £465,000.00 | 3 |
| Terraced | £173,333.33 | £150,000.00 - £220,000.00 | 3 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £477,333.33 | £334,000.00 - £675,000.00 | 4 |
| Flat | £172,500.00 | £135,000.00 - £210,000.00 | 2 |
| Other | £135,000.00 | £135,000.00 - £135,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £201,250.00 | £150,000.00 - £230,000.00 | 4 |
| Terraced | £165,875.00 | £106,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 8 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £333,810.50 | £267,621.00 - £400,000.00 | 2 |
| Flat | £75,000.00 | £75,000.00 - £75,000.00 | 1 |
| Other | £1,265,000.00 | £1,265,000.00 - £1,265,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £212,000.00 | £212,000.00 - £212,000.00 | 1 |
| Terraced | £141,000.00 | £97,000.00 - £185,000.00 | 2 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £461,400.00 | £265,000.00 - £735,000.00 | 8 |
| Flat | £142,498.75 | £88,995.00 - £210,000.00 | 4 |
| Other | £160,000.00 | £160,000.00 - £160,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £225,125.00 | £178,000.00 - £370,000.00 | 6 |
| Terraced | £151,939.29 | £100,000.00 - £215,000.00 | 17 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £582,500.00 | £300,000.00 - £865,000.00 | 2 |
| Flat | £117,500.00 | £110,000.00 - £125,000.00 | 2 |
| Semi-Detached | £259,850.00 | £165,000.00 - £325,000.00 | 7 |
| Terraced | £143,510.42 | £105,000.00 - £272,000.00 | 7 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £480,000.00 | £320,000.00 - £640,000.00 | 2 |
| Flat | £60,000.00 | £60,000.00 - £60,000.00 | 1 |
| Other | £250,000.00 | £250,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £230,200.00 | £145,000.00 - £280,000.00 | 8 |
| Terraced | £152,083.33 | £73,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 5 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £489,694.44 | £282,000.00 - £675,000.00 | 11 |
| Flat | £135,000.00 | £135,000.00 - £135,000.00 | 1 |
| Other | £180,000.00 | £180,000.00 - £180,000.00 | 2 |
| Semi-Detached | £218,770.83 | £110,000.00 - £285,000.00 | 17 |
| Terraced | £146,063.25 | £95,000.00 - £207,500.00 | 15 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £349,500.00 | £245,000.00 - £430,000.00 | 4 |
| Flat | £114,375.00 | £75,000.00 - £128,000.00 | 4 |
| Other | £603,107.14 | £1,000.00 - £1,141,500.00 | 8 |
| Semi-Detached | £193,826.67 | £115,000.00 - £380,000.00 | 14 |
| Terraced | £151,940.12 | £56,000.00 - £285,000.00 | 17 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £341,887.22 | £200,000.00 - £700,000.00 | 9 |
| Flat | £159,658.33 | £94,000.00 - £210,000.00 | 6 |
| Other | £640.00 | £640.00 - £640.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £191,261.90 | £93,500.00 - £250,000.00 | 13 |
| Terraced | £157,562.01 | £65,000.00 - £260,000.00 | 20 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £434,630.48 | £200,000.00 - £683,500.00 | 16 |
| Flat | £198,125.00 | £135,000.00 - £347,500.00 | 4 |
| Other | £249,750.00 | £249,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 3 |
| Semi-Detached | £216,875.00 | £163,000.00 - £287,000.00 | 14 |
| Terraced | £189,349.44 | £75,000.00 - £455,000.00 | 23 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £375,458.59 | £185,000.00 - £1,225,000.00 | 23 |
| Flat | £106,500.00 | £90,000.00 - £123,000.00 | 2 |
| Semi-Detached | £208,687.50 | £140,000.00 - £280,000.00 | 8 |
| Terraced | £190,938.15 | £100,000.00 - £244,000.00 | 15 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £331,458.40 | £310,000.00 - £381,896.00 | 9 |
| Flat | £149,750.00 | £125,000.00 - £200,000.00 | 4 |
| Other | £205,000.00 | £160,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 2 |
| Semi-Detached | £200,625.00 | £168,000.00 - £375,000.00 | 9 |
| Terraced | £210,818.18 | £110,000.00 - £312,500.00 | 15 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £414,165.00 | £295,000.00 - £610,000.00 | 4 |
| Flat | £108,166.67 | £73,000.00 - £127,500.00 | 3 |
| Other | £177,500.00 | £177,500.00 - £177,500.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £239,600.88 | £166,700.00 - £500,000.00 | 12 |
| Terraced | £145,409.29 | £75,000.00 - £215,000.00 | 12 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £484,131.67 | £183,000.00 - £760,000.00 | 8 |
| Flat | £133,333.33 | £75,000.00 - £210,000.00 | 3 |
| Other | £38,690.00 | £38,690.00 - £38,690.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £201,906.25 | £115,000.00 - £382,000.00 | 10 |
| Terraced | £170,537.50 | £118,000.00 - £250,000.00 | 9 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £498,053.72 | £249,999.00 - £1,600,000.00 | 6 |
| Flat | £135,000.00 | £135,000.00 - £135,000.00 | 1 |
| Other | £900.00 | £900.00 - £900.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £193,900.00 | £130,000.00 - £320,000.00 | 6 |
| Terraced | £197,617.86 | £134,000.00 - £237,000.00 | 8 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £660,000.00 | £255,000.00 - £870,000.00 | 6 |
| Flat | £124,166.67 | £108,000.00 - £148,000.00 | 3 |
| Other | £4,016,827.50 | £1,310.00 - £8,000,000.00 | 4 |
| Semi-Detached | £219,277.78 | £105,000.00 - £330,000.00 | 14 |
| Terraced | £151,226.19 | £82,500.00 - £260,000.00 | 16 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £467,300.00 | £213,000.00 - £655,000.00 | 6 |
| Flat | £122,000.00 | £122,000.00 - £122,000.00 | 1 |
| Other | £1,350,000.00 | £1,350,000.00 - £1,350,000.00 | 1 |
| Semi-Detached | £238,945.56 | £159,500.00 - £320,000.00 | 11 |
| Terraced | £160,495.32 | £94,795.00 - £237,000.00 | 19 |
| House Type | Average | Min/Max | Sold |
| Detached | £441,437.22 | £245,000.00 - £840,000.00 | 15 |
| Flat | £124,666.67 | £105,000.00 - £161,000.00 | 3 |
| Other | £411,458.33 | £105,000.00 - £1,200,000.00 | 7 |
| Semi-Detached | £215,108.33 | £85,000.00 - £264,995.00 | 10 |
| Terraced | £156,946.88 | £75,000.00 - £420,000.00 | 12 |
| Name | Pupils | Age | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 208 | 4-11 | BL64PS |
| Blackrod Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 304 | 4-11 | BL65SY |
| Claypool Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 241 | 4-11 | BL66LN |
| Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 252 | 3-11 | BL65DE |
| Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 351 | 4-11 | BL66AA |
| St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 215 | 5-11 | BL66EP |
| St Joseph's RC High SchoolSecondary, Requires improvement | 1005 | 11-16 | BL66HW |
| Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 114 | 3-11 | BL67SE |
| Lever Park SchoolSpecial, Good | 85 | 11-16 | BL66DE |
| Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary, Requires improvement | 1574 | 11-18 | BL67RU |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 233 | 3-11 | BL65SJ |
| Beacon Primary SchoolPrimary, Inadequate | 189 | 2-11 | BL67AL |
| Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary, Good | 310 | 3-11 | BL66EW |