The BL6 6GF Postcode in Horwich

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BL6 6GF is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (BL6) is called the outward code. The part after the space (6GF) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case BL which means Bolton.
Postal District. In our case BL6.
Postal Sector. In our case BL6 6.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case GF.

The regional mail center for the post area BL is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the BL6 6GF postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is BOLTON WEST DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the BL6 6GF postcode have the street address of Napier Drive

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the BL6 6GF postcode is home to a bustling 108 residents!

It is situated within the post town of BOLTON within the old postal county of Lancashire.

BL6 6GF is within the town of Horwich.

The BL6 6GF postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in BL6 6GF are houses. Of these houses, most are detached. The remainder are semi-detached.

Most properties in BL6 6GF are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates for BL6 6GF

Latitude	53.5895910411
Longitude	-2.53777282828

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Weather Forecast for BL6 6GF

Tue 16th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
12:00 to 15:00		Heavy rain shower (day)	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	59.00%	NW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	82.00%	NW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	35.00%	NW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	5.00%	NW 11 mph

Wed 17th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	8.00%	NW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Cloudy	4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	5.00%	NW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Sunny day	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	1.00%	NW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Partly cloudy (day)	7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	4.00%	NW 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	6.00%	NW 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	12.00%	NW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	9.00%	NW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	5.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	4.00%	N 4 mph

Thu 18th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Clear night	4.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	2.00%	NE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Clear night	3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	2.00%	NE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Cloudy	3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	7.00%	SW 2 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	8.00%	SW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	13.00%	W 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	51.00%	W 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Heavy rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	75.00%	W 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	71.00%	W 16 mph

Fri 19th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	45.00%	WNW 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Overcast	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	11.00%	WNW 18 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	9.00%	NW 16 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Light rain shower (day)	9.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	28.00%	NW 18 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	12.00%	NW 18 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	7.00%	NW 18 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Partly cloudy (day)	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	2.00%	NW 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	5.00%	NNW 11 mph

Sat 20th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Partly cloudy (night)	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	2.00%	NNE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Clear night	4.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	1.00%	NNE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Sunny day	5.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	2.00%	NNE 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	2.00%	N 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Partly cloudy (day)	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	2.00%	NW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	4.00%	NW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Sunny day	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	1.00%	NW 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	1.00%	NW 7 mph

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What are the Broadband Speeds like in the BL6 6GF Postcode?

Download Speeds For BL6 6GF

Broadband speed meter slow

Average Mbps	9.800
Median Mbps	10.100
Maximum Mbps	13.290

BL6 6GF has an average download speed of 9.8 Megabits per second (Mbps).

183 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

1% of postcodes (13,138) have slower broadband speeds.

99% of postcodes (1,171,320) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For BL6 6GF

Broadband speed meter slow

Average Mbps	1.000
Median Mbps	1.000
Maximum Mbps	1.230

BL6 6GF has an average upload speed of 1 Megabits per second (Mbps).

5,883 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

1% of postcodes (12,367) have slower upload speeds.

98% of postcodes (1,166,391) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

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Nearest Schools to the BL6 6GF Postcode

Primary Schools

Chorley New Road Primary School

Address: Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6EW

Headteacher: Miss Linda Burrows

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2017-12-06)

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Distance: 0.11 miles

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Chorley New Road Primary Academy

Address: Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6EW

Headteacher: Miss Linda Burrows

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2023-03-29)

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Distance: 0.11 miles

Contact: 01204337046

St Mary's RC Primary School

Address: Victoria Road, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6EP

Headteacher: Mrs Dominique Hayes

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2020-03-04)

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Distance: 0.21 miles

Contact: 01204333625

Secondary Schools

St Joseph's RC High School

Address: Sefton Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HW

Headteacher: Mr A McCabe

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement (as of 2022-12-07)

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Distance: 0.68 miles

Contact: 01204697456

Rivington and Blackrod High School

Address: Rivington Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU

Headteacher: Mr Paul Roach

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2023-06-15)

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Distance: 1.63 miles

Contact: 01204333266

Rivington and Blackrod High School

Address: Rivington Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU

Headteacher: Mr Paul Roach

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2013-01-10)

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Distance: 1.63 miles

Contact:

Higher Schools

Bolton College

Address: Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BG

Headteacher: Mr Bill Webster

Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement (as of 2023-12-01)

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Distance: 6.85 miles

Contact: 01204482000

Bolton Sixth Form College

Address: Town Centre Campus, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 5BU

Headteacher: Mr Stuart Merrills

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2023-10-20)

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Distance: 7.11 miles

Contact: 01204846215

Wigan and Leigh College

Address: PO Box 53, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1RS

Headteacher: Mrs Anna Dawe

Ofsted Rating: Good (as of 2022-12-02)

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Distance: 7.34 miles

Contact: 01942761800

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near BL6 6GF

VICTORIA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 37 VICTORIA ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5ND

Distance: 0.48 miles

Contact: :

HORWICH DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 19-21 WINTER HEY LANE, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 7AD

Distance: 0.78 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 6 SCOT LANE, ASPULL, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN2 1YX

Distance: 2.32 miles

Contact: :

CHURCH STREET DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 60 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL5 3RS

Distance: 2.78 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL PARTNERS

Address: 350 CHORLEY NEW ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 5AD

Distance: 2.79 miles

Contact: :

THE WESTHOUGHTON DENTAL CENTRE

Address: 53 PARK ROAD, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL5 3BX

Distance: 2.98 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near BL6 6GF

BOOTS

Address: THE LINKWAY, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JA

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 469831

ASDA PHARMACY

Address: ASDA S/STORE,THE LINKWAY, MIDDLEBROOK RETAIL PARK, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JA

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 699337

ROWLANDS PHARMACY

Address: 228 CHORLEY NEW ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5NP

Distance: 0.47 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 697221

KILDONAN PHARMACY

Address: KILDONAN HOUSE, RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5NW

Distance: 0.48 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 460011

TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY

Address: MANSELL WAY, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JS

Distance: 0.61 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 517449

HOOTONS PHARMACY

Address: 119 LEE LANE, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 7AR

Distance: 0.90 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 697390

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near BL6 6GF

BOOTS OPTICIANS (HORWICH, BOLTON)

Address: UNIT 2, MIDDLEBROOK RETAIL PARK, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JA

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: :

4652 HORWICH

Address: ASDA STORES LTD, 43-53 THE LINKWAY, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JA

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (MIDDLEBROOK RETAIL PK, BOLTON)

Address: 35 THE LINKWAY, MIDDLEBROOK RETAIL PARK, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JA

Distance: 0.43 miles

Contact: :

HORWICH EXTRA

Address: MANSELL WAY, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 6JS

Distance: 0.61 miles

Contact: :

JUSTIN KELLETT OPTICIANS (HORWICH)

Address: 70 WINTER HEY LANE, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 7NZ

Distance: 0.74 miles

Contact: :

RK EYECARE

Address: 1ST FLOOR, BOLTON ARENA, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 6LB

Distance: 0.74 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near BL6 6GF

KILDONAN HOUSE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, BL6 5NW

Distance: 0.48 miles

Contact: :

KILDONAN HOUSE

Address: RAMSBOTTOM ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5NW

Distance: 0.48 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 468161

BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE CIC - THE MARKET SURGERY

Address: MARKET SURGERY, 103 CHORLEY NEW ROAD, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5QF

Distance: 0.85 miles

Contact: :

DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS

Address: PIKE VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, ALBERT STREET, HORWICH, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 7AS

Distance: 0.91 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 322888

KAMRAN KHAN

Address: BLACKROD HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, BLACKROD, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL6 5EQ

Distance: 1.98 miles

Contact: tel: 01204 697229

KORLIPARA K

Address: WESTHOUGHTON BRANCH SURGERY, 294 CHURCH STREET, WESTHOUGHTON, BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, BL5 3QQ

Distance: 2.24 miles

Contact: tel: 01942 813466

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Transport Links near BL6 6GF

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: BL6 6GF

Horwich Parkway
Horwich Parkway station, Off Arena Approach, Horwich, Greater Manchester, BL6 6LB
Distance: 1.27 miles
Driving Time: 3.06 minutes
Lostock
Lostock station, Rumworth Road, Lostock, Greater Manchester, BL6 4JP
Distance: 2.82 miles
Driving Time: 6.04 minutes
Westhoughton
Westhoughton station, Church Street, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, BL5 3LE
Distance: 3.33 miles
Driving Time: 6.34 minutes
Blackrod
Blackrod station, Station Road, Blackrod, Lancashire, BL6 5JH
Distance: 3.55 miles
Driving Time: 6.44 minutes
Adlington (Lancashire)
Adlington station, Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, PR6 9RS
Distance: 5.66 miles
Driving Time: 9.65 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near BL6 6GF

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near BL6 6GF

M61 J6

Distance: 1.37 miles

Driving Time: 2.92 minutes

M61 J5

Distance: 3.83 miles

Driving Time: 5.34 minutes

M61 J4

Distance: 5.69 miles

Driving Time: 7.14 minutes

M61 J8

Distance: 9.10 miles

Driving Time: 10.58 minutes

M6 J27

Distance: 9.56 miles

Driving Time: 18.73 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the BL6 6GF Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Bolton West Co Const
Member or Parliament	Chris Green
Contact Details	Contact Chris Green
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the BL6 6GF Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Bolton District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Bolton District at the following link Bolton District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Bolton District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Bolton District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the BL6 6GF Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Bolton council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

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House Sales in BL6 6GF

Yearly House Sales for BL6 6GF
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2014	£265,950	£279,350	£264,193	7
2015	£164,500	£272,000	£250,045	20
2016	£166,500	£180,000	£218,613	8
2017	£320,000	£189,950	£254,975	2
2018	£297,500	£270,000	£283,750	2
2019	£190,000	£290,000	£240,000	2
2020	£190,000	£190,000	£190,000	1
2021	£307,500	£310,000	£308,750	2
2022	£390,000	£360,000	£340,750	4

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What Popular Supermarkets are near the BL6 6GF Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near BL6 6GF
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Asda, The Linkway, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 6JA	0.69 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Asda
Iceland, Mason Street, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 5QH	1.10 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Iceland
Aldi, Mason Street, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 5QP	1.26 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Aldi
Aldi, Bolton Road, Westhoughton, BOLTON, BL5 3DG	4.69 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Aldi
Sainsburys, Cricketers Way, Westhoughton, BOLTON, BL5 3ZS	4.88 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Sainsburys

What Popular Restaurants are near the BL6 6GF Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near BL6 6GF
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Rivington Srvc. Station Southbound, Bolton, BL6 5UZ	1.63 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Rivington Srvc. Station Southbound
M61 Motorway Northbound, Bolton, BL6 5UZ	1.64 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to M61 Motorway Northbound
Unit 6, Trinity Retail Park, Bolton, BL2 1HY	5.05 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Unit 6, Trinity Retail Park
Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan, WN5 0UH	5.70 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to Loire Drive, Robin Park

Mcdonald's Restaurants near BL6 6GF
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, The Linkway, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 6JA	0.43 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to McDonald's, The Linkway, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 6JA
McDonald's, Chorley Old Road, BOLTON, BL1 5SX	2.34 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to McDonald's, Chorley Old Road, BOLTON, BL1 5SX
McDonald's, Pavilion Square, Westhoughton, BOLTON, BL5 3AJ	2.94 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to McDonald's, Pavilion Square, Westhoughton, BOLTON, BL5 3AJ
McDonald's, Derby Street, BOLTON, BL3 6HH	4.33 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to McDonald's, Derby Street, BOLTON, BL3 6HH

KFC Restaurants near BL6 6GF
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, The Linkway, Horwich, BOLTON, BL6 6JA	0.43 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to KFC Bolton - The Linkway
KFC, Smithy Green, Ince, WIGAN, WN2 2AT	4.24 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to KFC Wigan - Manchester Road
KFC, Derby Street, BOLTON, BL3 6HE	4.37 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to KFC Bolton - Derby Street
KFC, Waters Meeting Road, BOLTON, BL1 8TT	4.51 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to KFC Bolton - Waters Meeting Road
KFC, Loire Drive, Robin Park, WIGAN, WN5 0UH	5.70 miles	Directions from BL6 6GF to KFC Wigan - Robin Retail Park

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