BL6 postcode district
BL6 holds 1,019 live postcodes around Horwich, in Bolton, Chorley.
Towns and villages with their centre in BL6
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horwich | Borough of Bolton | 18,696 |
| 2 | Blackrod | Borough of Bolton | 5,086 |
| 3 | Lostock | Borough of Bolton | 891 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Horwich North | 45% |
| Horwich South & Blackrod | 39% |
| "Heaton | 13% |
| Adlington & Anderton | 2% |
| Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill | 0% |
| Smithills | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Bolton West | 98% |
| Chorley | 2% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 7 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 21% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 41% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the BL area
BL0 · BL1 · BL2 · BL3 · BL4 · BL5 · BL7 · BL8 · BL9 · BL11 · BL78
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