| Postcode | BL1 6JS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bolton | 
| Nearest station | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Smithills High School (W) 
Smithills School (NW) 
Smithills School (SE) 
Abercorn Road (SE) 
Halliwell Road (W) 
Abercorn Road (NW) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 53.598941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.454495 | |
| Easting | 370019 | |
| Northing | 411471 | |
| Grid reference | SD700114 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 536100 5939039 | |
| what3words | flags.mercy.stir | |
| FixPhrase | crown lustily swan voting | |
| Plus code | 9C5VHGXW+H6 | |
| Altitude | 142 metres (465 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 34.7 KMs (21.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Bolton, unparished area | E43000155 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Smithills | E05014834 | 
| Metropolitan District | Bolton | E08000001 | 
| County | Greater Manchester | E11000010 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bolton West | E14001112 | 
| MP | Mr Phil Brickell | Labour | 
| Police force | Greater Manchester | |
| Water company | United Utilities | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Greater Manchester North West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Greater Manchester | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bolton (Bolton) | E63008201 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00024904 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bolton 008D | E01004924 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bolton 008D | E01004924 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Smithills | E02000991 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Smithills | E02000991 | 
| Travel to work area | Manchester | E30000239 | 
| Average property price in Bolton | £215,555 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 4.3% |