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BL6 5WQ

Horwich South & Blackrod

Bolton

Overview

Postcode BL6 5WQ is located in an urban city, within the Horwich South & Blackrod ward of Bolton in the North West region , and forms part of the Horwich South & Middlebrook area. It has moderate deprivation level. The average income of residents in Horwich South & Middlebrook is £45,000 per year. The nearest station is Blackrod located about 0.9 miles away. There are 5 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest large park is Old Station Park.

Crime rate
6/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
4/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
0.7%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Medium

Deprivation level

4/10

Horwich South & Middlebrook has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 21,281 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 35% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

6/10

Horwich South & Middlebrook has a moderate crime rate.

Social housing

0.7%

Approximately 0.7% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 8.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

8/10

The average income of residents in Horwich South & Middlebrook is £45,000 per year.

Noise Level

Medium

Medium noise level (60.0-64.9 dB) from road, approximately 0 ft away from BL6 5WQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Horwich South & Middlebrook near BL6 5WQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Blackrod located about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.9 mi

Blackrod

N/A

1 mi

Horwich Parkway

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miOld Station ParkLarge

Schools

In the BL6 5WQ postcode area, located within Horwich South & Middlebrook, there are 5 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.4 miPrimarySt Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.4 miNot applicableLever Park SchoolAcademy special sponsor led

Good

0.5 miPrimarySt Mary's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good