BL1 6PY Bolton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Astley Bridge. Region: North West.
Streets
- Pendle Court, Bolton: 43 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Bolton in 2026-27: Band D £2,400 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,600 | £1,866 | £2,133 | £2,400 | £2,933 | £3,466 | £4,000 | £4,799 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (69% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Temple Road, Bolton, permissioned (330 m)
- Land to the rear of Halliwell Mills, Raglan Street, BL1 6NP, not permissioned (340 m)
- Halliwell Mills, Bertha Street, BL1 8AH, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- FALCON VIEW, COTTON STREET, BOLTON, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 443 HALLIWELL ROAD, BOLTON, BL1 8DE (610 m (0.4 miles))
- IGW Garage, 241-245 Belmont Road, Bolton, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND AT SEYMOUR ROAD, BL1 8PP, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Tennyson Mill/Brownlow Fold Mill, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 117 m and 123 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thorns Close Oldhams Estate | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Deansgate Car Park - Gemma | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnside Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smithills Country Park 36 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Astley Bridge Cricket Ground 1.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Thomas the Apostle, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Thomas the Apostle | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Church of All Souls | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Smithills Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Queen's Park, Bolton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Raveden Plantation | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Mason Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Meeting of the Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Raveden Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Doctor's Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Whimberry Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 43 | 43 |
None of the postcode's 43 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bolton: see them on the Bolton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Pendle Court.