Buying a home in BL6 (Bolton)
BL6 covers the Adlington & Anderton, Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor, Horwich North, Horwich South & Blackrod, Smithills and Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill wards, in Bolton and Chorley.
What the records show in BL6 (Bolton): parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 3–5% of homes above the action level; and old landfill lies within 500 m of 7 of the 8 postcodes we checked.
Land Registry recorded 27 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £225,000, and the most common were semi-detached homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 3–5% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£225,000 across 27 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of BL6 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Very low: 8 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At 7 of the 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 3–5% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: moderate near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
- BL6 5PU: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 110 m
- BL6 6GH: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 330 m
- BL6 9NX: 4 sites within 500 m, nearest 120 m
- BL6 5XB: 4 sites within 500 m, one covering the postcode centre
- BL6 5YH: 1 site within 500 m, nearest 430 m
- BL6 5NT: 2 sites within 500 m, nearest 300 m
- BL6 6GD: 4 sites within 500 m, nearest 190 m
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
None of the 8 postcode centres we checked falls in a conservation area or on a listed building's site.
Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Bolton was £203,951 in August 2026, up 4.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 27 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £225,000 and a range of £60,000 to £325,000, including 8 new builds.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 11 | £226,254 |
| Terraced | 7 | £145,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6 | £107,125 |
| Other | 2 | £64,735 |
| Detached | 1 | £325,000 |
Crime
Measured around BL6 5PU, near the centre of BL6.
0 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in the latest month. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 410 m
- St Mary's RC Primary School
Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided school · 440 m
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided school · 820 m
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy converter · 960 m
- Beacon Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy sponsor led · 1.3 km
- Lever Park School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy special sponsor led · 420 m
- St Joseph's RC High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided school · 1.0 km
- Rivington and Blackrod High School
Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy converter · 2.1 km
- Cumberland School
Secondary · ages 7–18 · Other independent special school · 2.3 km
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL6 5PU | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 2 within 500 m |
| BL6 6GH | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| BL6 6DF | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | None within 500 m |
| BL6 9NX | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
| BL6 5XB | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
| BL6 5YH | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 1 within 500 m |
| BL6 5NT | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Moderate | 2 within 500 m |
| BL6 6GD | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Moderate | 4 within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate BL6 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)