BL6 6PG postcode in Horwich, Bolton

BL6 6PG is a postcode in Horwich, 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 December 1999.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Bolton: 95% Typical price £201,500 Homes sold in BL6 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4% on the year before Nearest station Horwich Parkway 850 m in a straight line

Where BL6 6PG is, and what is near it

Map of BL6 6PG and what is near it Map of BL6 6PG: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the BL6 6 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 1 bus stop and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BL6 6AE: also in BL6 6BL6 6BB: also in BL6 6BL6 6BE: also in BL6 6BL6 6BF: also in BL6 6BL6 6DE: also in BL6 6BL6 6DF: also in BL6 6BL6 6DG: also in BL6 6BL6 6DH: also in BL6 6BL6 6DP: also in BL6 6BL6 6DR: also in BL6 6BL6 6DS: also in BL6 6BL6 6DT: also in BL6 6BL6 6DU: also in BL6 6BL6 6DX: also in BL6 6BL6 6DY: also in BL6 6BL6 6EA: also in BL6 6BL6 6EB: also in BL6 6BL6 6EE: also in BL6 6BL6 6EF: also in BL6 6BL6 6EH: also in BL6 6BL6 6EJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6EL: also in BL6 6BL6 6EP: also in BL6 6BL6 6EQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6ES: also in BL6 6BL6 6ET: also in BL6 6BL6 6EU: also in BL6 6BL6 6EW: also in BL6 6BL6 6EX: also in BL6 6BL6 6EY: also in BL6 6BL6 6EZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6FA: also in BL6 6BL6 6FY: also in BL6 6BL6 6FZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6GB: also in BL6 6BL6 6GD: also in BL6 6BL6 6GE: also in BL6 6BL6 6GF: also in BL6 6BL6 6GH: also in BL6 6BL6 6GJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6GL: also in BL6 6BL6 6GN: also in BL6 6BL6 6GQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6HA: also in BL6 6BL6 6HB: also in BL6 6BL6 6HD: also in BL6 6BL6 6HE: also in BL6 6BL6 6HF: also in BL6 6BL6 6HG: also in BL6 6BL6 6HH: also in BL6 6BL6 6HJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6HL: also in BL6 6BL6 6HN: also in BL6 6BL6 6HP: also in BL6 6BL6 6HR: also in BL6 6BL6 6HS: also in BL6 6BL6 6HT: also in BL6 6BL6 6HU: also in BL6 6BL6 6HW: also in BL6 6BL6 6HX: also in BL6 6BL6 6HY: also in BL6 6BL6 6HZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6JA: also in BL6 6BL6 6JB: also in BL6 6BL6 6JD: also in BL6 6BL6 6JE: also in BL6 6BL6 6JF: also in BL6 6BL6 6JG: also in BL6 6BL6 6JH: also in BL6 6BL6 6JJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6JL: also in BL6 6BL6 6JP: also in BL6 6BL6 6JQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6JR: also in BL6 6BL6 6JS: also in BL6 6BL6 6JT: also in BL6 6BL6 6JU: also in BL6 6BL6 6JW: also in BL6 6BL6 6JX: also in BL6 6BL6 6JY: also in BL6 6BL6 6JZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6LA: also in BL6 6BL6 6LB: also in BL6 6BL6 6LD: also in BL6 6BL6 6LE: also in BL6 6BL6 6LF: also in BL6 6BL6 6LG: also in BL6 6BL6 6LH: also in BL6 6BL6 6LJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6LL: also in BL6 6BL6 6LN: also in BL6 6BL6 6LP: also in BL6 6BL6 6LQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6LR: also in BL6 6BL6 6LS: also in BL6 6BL6 6LT: also in BL6 6BL6 6LU: also in BL6 6BL6 6LW: also in BL6 6BL6 6LX: also in BL6 6BL6 6LY: also in BL6 6BL6 6LZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6NA: also in BL6 6BL6 6NB: also in BL6 6BL6 6ND: also in BL6 6BL6 6NE: also in BL6 6BL6 6NF: also in BL6 6BL6 6NG: also in BL6 6BL6 6NH: also in BL6 6BL6 6NJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6NL: also in BL6 6BL6 6NN: also in BL6 6BL6 6NP: also in BL6 6BL6 6NQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6NR: also in BL6 6BL6 6NS: also in BL6 6BL6 6NT: also in BL6 6BL6 6NU: also in BL6 6BL6 6NW: also in BL6 6BL6 6NX: also in BL6 6BL6 6NY: also in BL6 6BL6 6PA: also in BL6 6BL6 6PB: also in BL6 6BL6 6PD: also in BL6 6BL6 6PE: also in BL6 6BL6 6PF: also in BL6 6BL6 6PQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6QN: also in BL6 6BL6 6QP: also in BL6 6BL6 6QQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6QW: also in BL6 6BL6 6QX: also in BL6 6BL6 6RH: also in BL6 6BL6 6RJ: also in BL6 6BL6 6RL: also in BL6 6BL6 6RN: also in BL6 6BL6 6RQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6SF: also in BL6 6BL6 6SG: also in BL6 6BL6 6SN: also in BL6 6BL6 6SQ: also in BL6 6BL6 6SR: also in BL6 6BL6 6SS: also in BL6 6BL6 6SU: also in BL6 6BL6 6SX: also in BL6 6BL6 6SY: also in BL6 6BL6 6TA: also in BL6 6BL6 6TB: also in BL6 6BL6 6TD: also in BL6 6BL6 6TE: also in BL6 6BL6 6TF: also in BL6 6BL6 6TH: also in BL6 6BL6 6TU: also in BL6 6BL6 6TZ: also in BL6 6BL6 6XX: also in BL6 6 Blackrod station 2.0 kmAspull Surgery 3.4 kmHorwich BL6 6PG Map of BL6 6PG and what is near it Map of BL6 6PG: its centre point, with the 257 other postcodes in the BL6 6 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), 1 bus stop and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 900 mBlackrod station 2.0 kmAspull Surgery 3.4 kmHorwich BL6 6PG
  • BL6 6PG
  • Other postcodes in BL6 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5856, longitude -2.5417)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BL6 6PG?

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 6PG?

Every home and business at BL6 6PG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 6PG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council's days for BL6 6PG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 6PG 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 6PG.

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 6PG: 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 6PG 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 6PG?

Homes in BL6 6 sold for a typical £201,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, down 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£201,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£210,000
12 months to August 2026
£201,500

▼ down 4% on the 12 months before

Detached£366,250 26 sales
Semi-detached£221,000 27 sales
Terraced£172,000 38 sales
Flat or maisonette£114,250 10 sales

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 6PG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BL6 6PG from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near BL6 6PG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,280 homes in the neighbourhood around BL6 6PG. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (23%). 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 6PG

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 A, the most common, is £1,600.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (26%)£1,600
Band Babout 330 (26%)£1,866
Band Cabout 240 (19%)£2,133
Band Dabout 240 (19%)£2,400
Band Eabout 130 (10%)£2,933
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,466
Band Gfewer than 5£4,000
Band Hfewer than 5£4,799

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 2020 or later

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 6PG is in (ONS area E01004781), 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 6PG?

The nearest open schools to BL6 6PG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BL6 6PG, 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 6PG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BL6 6PG is Horwich Parkway Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Horwich Parkway Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Blackrod Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Toughsheet Community Stadium, 361 m away.

More stations near BL6 6PG, 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 6PG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BL6 6PG, 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.

  • Kildonan House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01204 468161 1.1 kmWalk
  • Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners Phone 01204 322888 1.4 kmCycle
  • Aspull Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01942 367999 3.4 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 6PG?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BL6 6PG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Gigapower Charging point · 1 charger 1.3 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 6PG?

The nearest to the centre of BL6 6PG, 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 6PG?

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 6PG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BL6 6PG, 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 6PG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BL6 6PG, 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.

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 6PG?

The nearest vets to the centre of BL6 6PG 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 6PG in a conservation area?

The centre of BL6 6PG is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 6PG?

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 6PG. 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 6PG

Ward
Horwich South & Blackrod
Parish
Horwich
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Horwich
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1999

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

BL6 6SX80 mBL6 6SU80 mBL6 6PE140 mBL6 6JH230 mBL6 6JL320 mBL4 4AR350 m
All of BL6

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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