BL6 5SG postcode in Blackrod, Bolton

BL6 5SG is a postcode in Blackrod, in the Horwich South & Blackrod ward of Bolton. It is in the Bolton West parliamentary constituency and the Greater Manchester police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bolton: 95% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in BL6 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Blackrod 1.4 km in a straight line

Where BL6 5SG is, and what is near it

Map of BL6 5SG and what is near it Map of BL6 5SG: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL6 5AA: also in BL6 5BL6 5AB: also in BL6 5BL6 5AD: also in BL6 5BL6 5AE: also in BL6 5BL6 5AF: also in BL6 5BL6 5AG: also in BL6 5BL6 5AH: also in BL6 5BL6 5AJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5AL: also in BL6 5BL6 5AN: also in BL6 5BL6 5AP: also in BL6 5BL6 5AQ: also in BL6 5BL6 5AR: also in BL6 5BL6 5AS: also in BL6 5BL6 5AT: also in BL6 5BL6 5AU: also in BL6 5BL6 5AW: also in BL6 5BL6 5AX: also in BL6 5BL6 5AY: also in BL6 5BL6 5AZ: also in BL6 5BL6 5BA: also in BL6 5BL6 5BB: also in BL6 5BL6 5BD: also in BL6 5BL6 5BE: also in BL6 5BL6 5BG: also in BL6 5BL6 5BH: also in BL6 5BL6 5BJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5BL: also in BL6 5BL6 5BN: also in BL6 5BL6 5BP: also in BL6 5BL6 5BQ: also in BL6 5BL6 5BR: also in BL6 5BL6 5BS: also in BL6 5BL6 5BT: also in BL6 5BL6 5BU: also in BL6 5BL6 5BW: also in BL6 5BL6 5BY: also in BL6 5BL6 5BZ: also in BL6 5BL6 5DA: also in BL6 5BL6 5DB: also in BL6 5BL6 5DD: also in BL6 5BL6 5DE: also in BL6 5BL6 5DF: also in BL6 5BL6 5DH: also in BL6 5BL6 5DS: also in BL6 5BL6 5ER: also in BL6 5BL6 5GG: also in BL6 5BL6 5GH: also in BL6 5BL6 5GJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5GN: also in BL6 5BL6 5GW: also in BL6 5BL6 5GX: also in BL6 5BL6 5HZ: also in BL6 5BL6 5JB: also in BL6 5BL6 5JE: also in BL6 5BL6 5JF: also in BL6 5BL6 5JH: also in BL6 5BL6 5LN: also in BL6 5BL6 5LR: also in BL6 5BL6 5LS: also in BL6 5BL6 5LU: also in BL6 5BL6 5LW: also in BL6 5BL6 5NU: also in BL6 5BL6 5NX: also in BL6 5BL6 5NY: also in BL6 5BL6 5PG: also in BL6 5BL6 5PJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5PP: also in BL6 5BL6 5PQ: also in BL6 5BL6 5PR: also in BL6 5BL6 5PS: also in BL6 5BL6 5PT: also in BL6 5BL6 5PU: also in BL6 5BL6 5PW: also in BL6 5BL6 5RR: also in BL6 5BL6 5RS: also in BL6 5BL6 5RT: also in BL6 5BL6 5RU: also in BL6 5BL6 5RX: also in BL6 5BL6 5RY: also in BL6 5BL6 5RZ: also in BL6 5BL6 5SA: also in BL6 5BL6 5SB: also in BL6 5BL6 5SD: also in BL6 5BL6 5SE: also in BL6 5BL6 5SF: also in BL6 5BL6 5SH: also in BL6 5BL6 5SL: also in BL6 5BL6 5SN: also in BL6 5BL6 5SP: also in BL6 5BL6 5SR: also in BL6 5BL6 5SS: also in BL6 5BL6 5ST: also in BL6 5BL6 5SU: also in BL6 5BL6 5SW: also in BL6 5BL6 5SX: also in BL6 5BL6 5SY: also in BL6 5BL6 5TA: also in BL6 5BL6 5TB: also in BL6 5BL6 5TD: also in BL6 5BL6 5TE: also in BL6 5BL6 5TF: also in BL6 5BL6 5TG: also in BL6 5BL6 5TH: also in BL6 5BL6 5TJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5TL: also in BL6 5BL6 5TN: also in BL6 5BL6 5TP: also in BL6 5BL6 5TR: also in BL6 5BL6 5TS: also in BL6 5BL6 5TW: also in BL6 5BL6 5TZ: also in BL6 5BL6 5UB: also in BL6 5BL6 5UG: also in BL6 5BL6 5UJ: also in BL6 5BL6 5UP: also in BL6 5BL6 5UQ: also in BL6 5BL6 5US: also in BL6 5BL6 5UT: also in BL6 5BL6 5UU: also in BL6 5BL6 5WQ: also in BL6 5BL6 5WR: also in BL6 5BL6 5WT: also in BL6 5BL6 5WU: also in BL6 5BL6 5XA: also in BL6 5BL6 5XB: also in BL6 5BL6 5XD: also in BL6 5BL6 5XE: also in BL6 5BL6 5XF: also in BL6 5BL6 5XG: also in BL6 5BL6 5XS: also in BL6 5BL6 5XT: also in BL6 5BL6 5XU: also in BL6 5BL6 5XX: also in BL6 5BL6 5YL: also in BL6 5 3 places, 2.3–2.8 kmSchool 2.8 kmBlackrod BL6 5SG Map of BL6 5SG and what is near it Map of BL6 5SG: its centre point, with the 304 other postcodes in the BL6 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.8 kmBlackrod BL6 5SG
  • BL6 5SG
  • Other postcodes in BL6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5788, longitude -2.5681)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL6 5SG?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BL6 5SG?

Every home and business at BL6 5SG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bolton: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bolton: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bolton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BL6 5SG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL6 5SG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BL6 5SG on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BL6 5SG at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BL6 5SG.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bolton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BL6 5SG: 4,242 properties in Bolton are at high risk (2.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Bolton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BL6 5SG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BL6 5SG?

Homes in BL6 5 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 131 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£230,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £320,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £228,000 44 sales
  • Terraced £164,000 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (4)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BL6 district: a typical £226,000 from 423 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BL6 5SG

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in BL6 5SG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 September 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BL6 5SG

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BL6 5SG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BL6 5SG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around BL6 5SG. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BL6 5SG

Band D in Bolton for 2026‑27: £2,400. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,600 (band A) to £3,466 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,133.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (12%)£1,600
Band Babout 190 (28%)£1,866
Band Cabout 320 (46%)£2,133
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,400
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,933
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,466
Band Gwithheld£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 46% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bolton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BL6 5SG is in (ONS area E01004783), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest open schools to BL6 5SG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL6 5SG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BL6 5SG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL6 5SG is Blackrod Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Blackrod Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Horwich Parkway Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Manchester Road, 38 m away.

More stations near BL6 5SG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL6 5SG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

  • Aspull Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01942 367999 1.6 kmCycle
  • Kildonan House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01204 468161 2.3 kmCycle
  • Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners Phone 01204 322888 2.8 kmCycle
Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BL6 5SG?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL6 5SG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • Wright Street Car Park - Horwich Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest to the centre of BL6 5SG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BL6 5SG?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL6 5SG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL6 5SG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Hollowood Chemist Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01942 831225 1.6 kmCycle
  • Speaks Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01204 269310 2.1 kmCycle
  • Hollowood Chemists Mon and Tue 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Wed 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Thu and Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01204 468143 2.2 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BL6 5SG?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL6 5SG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BL6 5SG in a conservation area?

The centre of BL6 5SG is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BL6 5SG?

Greater Manchester's police force has published no crime figures to Police.uk for any month from September 2024 to August 2026, so we have none to show for BL6 5SG. A count from Police.uk here would take in only the few crimes that neighbouring forces record nearby, so we show none rather than a figure that looks like a quiet area.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BL6 5SG

Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Parish
Blackrod
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackrod
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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