— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,586 people · median £185,000 · Bolton
More affordable than mostGood for schools
Bolton Council · Labour minority — no overall control 20/60 seats · 33% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £185,000, up 24.2% over five years. That's about 6.2× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 50 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£185,000
5-year change+24.2%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.2× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Bolton27.6%
Of the homes across Bolton that sold again within five years, 27.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than North West (19.3%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses0%
Flats30.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new47%
Bought second-hand20%
Overall
Typical resale gain+10% · ~9.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (529 resale pairs) across Bolton — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership69%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,392
Bolton Council£1,953
Mayoral (incl. fire)£154
Mayoral Police & Crime£285
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,595
Band B£1,861
Band C£2,127
Band D (baseline)£2,392
Band E£2,924
Band F£3,456
Band G£3,987
Band H£4,785
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£1,674 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in BL1 6 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley Old Road | £90,000 | 281 | +81% |
| Church Road | £132,000 | 167 | -4.8% |
| Bennetts Lane | £110,000 | 119 | +57.6% |
| Orwell Road | £115,000 | 95 | +23.7% |
| Ivy Road | £110,950 | 93 | — |
| Thorns Road | £107,000 | 91 | +86.7% |
| Harpers Lane | £215,000 | 89 | +58.6% |
| Smithills Croft Road | £185,000 | 87 | -3.8% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Bolton how BL1 6 compares · from Bolton
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: New Bury +101.4%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bury | £180,000 | +101.4% | 60 |
| Springfield | £122,000 | +93.2% | 74 |
| Daubhill | £155,000 | +69.9% | 214 |
| Heaton | £180,000 | +64.8% | 258 |
| Darcy Lever | £187,000 | +62.6% | 78 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in BL1 6 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Thornley Avenue | Terraced | 4+ | D | £170,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 161 Church Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £165,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 31 Thorns Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £200,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 11 Woodstock Drive | Terraced | 3 | C | £220,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 25 Merlin Grove | Terraced | 4+ | C | £195,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 8 SMITHILLS DEAN ROAD BOLTON | Detached | 4+ | D | £495,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 23 Woodstock Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £300,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 26, Whitsters Hollow | Detached | 3 | D | £315,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 95, Waverley Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £155,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 33 Coop Street | Terraced | 2 | C | £135,000 | Jun 2026 |
122 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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