BL6 7FU
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Property report — BL6 7FU
Open-data due diligence for BL6 7FU and the area around it.
BL6 7FU in brief: 33 recorded sales (£313,995–£600,825) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL6 7FU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL6 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£229,405
Population
15,204
Crimes recorded
8
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL6 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | £450,995 | 39 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-07-18 | £410,995 | 31 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-07-04 | £502,995 | 42 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-05-16 | £431,995 | 36 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-28 | £401,568 | 29 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-28 | £523,495 | 27 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-27 | £511,995 | 23 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-21 | £403,995 | 34 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-14 | £504,995 | 25 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-13 | £536,745 | 10 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-02-28 | £518,495 | 28 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-02-28 | £494,495 | 30 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-02-21 | £406,995 | 32 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-02-07 | £406,995 | 26 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-12-20 | £401,995 | 21 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-12-12 | £600,825 | 1 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-29 | £528,230 | 19 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-22 | £336,495 | 17 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-21 | £469,995 | 15 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-04 | £313,995 | 3 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-01 | £486,995 | 24 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-01 | £437,995 | 22 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-11-01 | £540,645 | 16 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-10-11 | £504,995 | 18 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-10-11 | £520,120 | 11 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-09-30 | £399,995 | 20 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-09-27 | £315,230 | 14 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-30 | £437,995 | 7 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-08-29 | £399,995 | 9 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-08-02 | £322,995 | 12 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-07-31 | £386,995 | 8 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-05-20 | £322,995 | 5 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-02-02 | £530,495 | 6 VISCOUNT CLOSE | Detached |
33 recorded sales on BL6 7FU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivington and Blackrod High School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Beacon Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Horwich Parish CofE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Chorley New Road Primary Academy | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS (0.7 mi) · KILDONAN HOUSE (0.9 mi) · ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (2.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · CHORLEY AND SOUTH RIBBLE HOSPITAL (5.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HAMERS COTTAGE (MARKED ON ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP AS HAMERS FARM) (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · WILDERSWOOD MANOR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · RIVINGTON CASTLE (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOOTONS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · HORWICH PHARMACY & WELLNESS CLINIC (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Blackrod (1.4 mi) · Horwich Parkway (2.1 mi) · Adlington (Lancs) (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.7 mi) · Aldi (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,732
Owned 68% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL6 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL6 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 4/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL6 7FU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBL6 | SectorBL6 7 | PostcodeBL6 7FU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £290,791 | £229,405 | £447,446 |
| Population | 39,998 | 15,204 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 11 | 8 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 86% | — |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 93% | — |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL6 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.