BL6 4NL

a postcode in Bolton

Introduced in October 1984

BL6 4NL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with BL6 4NL

Melbury Drive - 18 properties, USRN 3402853

St Leonards Avenue - 1 property, USRN 3403540

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5856 / 53°35'7"N

Longitude: -2.5215 / 2°31'17"W

UTM Reference: 30U 531676 5937518

OS Easting: 365574

OS Northing: 410010

OS Grid: SD655100

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BVTZ.WD

Mapcode Global: WH97T.74JL

Open Location Code: 9C5VHFPH+6C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ro70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5940 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BL6 4NL on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:28
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:23
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:48

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:51
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for BL6 4NL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in BL6 4NL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
3 November 2022	7 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£272,500
29 March 2021	8 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
3 April 2017	2 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
11 July 2014	16 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,000
18 February 2014	3 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,999
28 June 2013	1 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
18 June 2013	9 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
30 November 2010	4 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£107,000
28 August 2009	18 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,000
29 June 2009	18 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£109,450
15 June 2007	8 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,500
21 December 2006	18 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,500
29 July 2005	18 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,500
22 October 2004	2 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£136,500
15 August 2003	1 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£80,000
26 February 2001	2 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£77,000
6 December 1999	20 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Detached	Freehold	£88,995
6 August 1999	7 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,500
14 January 1999	24 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Detached	Freehold	£70,000
7 May 1998	3 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,500
12 June 1997	16 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
6 September 1996	2 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
29 February 1996	24 Melbury Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4NL	Detached	Freehold	£60,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for BL6 4NL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bolton West

MP

Phil Brickell Labour

Bolton Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Horwich North

Councillors

Ryan Bamforth Independent

Victoria Rigby Horwich & Blackrod First Independents

Charlotte Moncado-Sears Independent

BL6 4NL also falls within the Civil Parish of Horwich, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BL6 4NL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00024719		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01004887	Bolton 014D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000997	Bolton 014	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000002	Horwich	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05014827	Horwich North	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E08000001	Bolton	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001112	Bolton West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000005	Greater Manchester	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000239	Manchester	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33004695		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000015	Greater Manchester	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000016	NHS Greater Manchester ICB - 00T	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000057	NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000032	Greater Manchester	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63008208	Horwich	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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