... with Asda, M&S, Tesco, Argos, Focus DIY etc. and a short drive to the motorway junction for easy access to the M60 south to Manchester or north to the Lakes.
Blackrod has excellent primary schools and is in the catchment area for Rivington and Blackrod High School. If you like motorcycling, dog walking, hiking, fishing you are 2 mins drive from Rivington Country Park with great biking roads and bike meets on Sundays at the famous Rivington Barn.
Blackrod is close to Bolton or Chorley for good shopping, has an ambulance station, several churches, a very good health centre, Spar shop, hairdressers, butcher, post office, garage, newsagent, bookies, Greenhalgh’s bakery, chippie, 3 pubs and a Chinese takeaway (run by my friends the lovely Lo family!)
Houses are spread out along the main Manchester road, lots of terraces, go down into Greenbarn Way (a well-kept 70’s development) there are several areas of council housing which are very neat and tidy, not rough.
Not many large houses available, i.e. a shortage of 4/5 bed detached, but a lovely convenient place for first time buyers, families, retired with everything Bolton has to offer on the doorstep. Have lived here 6 years and love it.
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