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BL5 3

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12,889 people · median £196,000 · Bolton

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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 £196,000, up 25% over five years. That's about 6.2× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 99 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£196,000

5-year change+25%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£348k

Semi-detached

£232k

Terraced

£158k

Flat

£110k

Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.2× · five-year average 6.2×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Bolton27.2%

Of the homes across Bolton that sold again within five years, 27.2% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than North West (19.4%).

By property type

Detached houses0%

Semi-detached houses0%

Terraced houses0%

Flats30.2%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new47.1%

Bought second-hand19.4%

Overall

Typical resale gain+10.5% · ~9.9-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (540 resale pairs) across Bolton — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership73%

Owned outright

37%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

16%

Social rented

10%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,392

Your band:

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

£2,130 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 BL5 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Church Street	£87,000	464	+31.2%
Park Road	£112,000	396	+36.6%
Chorley Road	£101,000	392	+41.5%
Bolton Road	£95,000	337	+57%
Manchester Road	£100,000	279	+26.3%
Glazebury Drive	£121,000	175	+33.9%
Ingleby Close	£113,500	168	+49.5%
Collingwood Way	£101,000	149	+18.6%
Wharfedale	£90,000	132	+5.7%
Alexandria Drive	£62,000	119	+28.4%
Madison Park	£180,000	105	+88.2%
Anderby Walk	£183,000	99	+15%
King Street	£86,300	98	+54.2%
Greensmith Way	£115,000	92	+5.1%
Cherwell Road	£180,000	91	—
Cravenwood Rise	£115,600	85	+24.6%
Farleigh Close	£132,475	82	+47.9%
Madison Gardens	£157,250	82	-25.7%
Forest Drive	£200,000	79	—
Abbeylea Drive	£188,000	79	+33%
Wigan Road	£64,950	73	—
Redstock Close	£50,500	72	—
Washburn Close	£101,475	72	—
Holmecroft Chase	£180,750	72	—
Kirkhill Grange	£109,750	70	—
Molyneux Road	£160,000	69	—
Browsholme Court	£97,462	66	+49.9%
Borsdane Way	£257,995	63	+38.1%
Grundy Street	£80,500	62	+59.6%
Captain Lees Road	£115,000	62	+70.9%
Albion Street	£77,800	61	+150%
Wayfaring	£133,500	58	—
Broom Way	£190,750	58	—
Manley Crescent	£160,000	57	+23.7%
Kerans Drive	£108,000	57	—
Fellbridge Close	£114,250	56	—
Wesley Street	£68,250	56	—
Beatty Drive	£94,975	56	—
Church Lane	£101,225	56	-8.4%
Whitsundale	£184,500	54	—
Central Drive	£119,000	54	+50.8%
Yellow Lodge Drive	£160,000	53	—
Coverdale Road	£94,000	53	—
Holden Lea	£86,250	52	+17.8%
Thurlwood Croft	£133,950	52	—
Captain Lees Gardens	£205,000	51	—
Beehive Green	£145,000	49	+41.9%
Aireworth Street	£81,000	48	—
Brandforth Gardens	£201,530	48	—
Sandyway Close	£137,670	48	—
Bristle Hall Way	£127,500	48	—
Leigh Street	£103,500	48	—
Farmstead Drive	£289,995	47	—
Winterbourne Drive	£244,775	46	-8.3%
Dixon Street	£71,800	45	—
Lee Bank	£159,995	44	—
Dicconson Lane	£106,500	44	-43.5%
Perseverance Close	£212,995	43	—
Peel Street	£105,000	41	—
Hatherlow Court	£113,325	40	—

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 BL5 3 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
Bolton	£110,000	+62.1%	84
Tonge Moor	£144,000	+61.8%	116
Gilnow	£146,075	+55.6%	124
Fernhill Gate	£198,000	+55.4%	142
Breightmet	£175,000	+54.2%	230
Deane	£140,000	+53.8%	94
Hollins	£225,000	+53.3%	78
Farnworth	£156,375	+52%	268
Great Lever	£161,000	+50.9%	248
Brownlow Fold	£124,500	+48.1%	124
Bromley Cross	£372,500	+47.4%	80
Halliwell	£125,000	+45.1%	110
Bank Top	£225,000	+44.6%	124
Chew Moor	£267,500	+42.8%	100
Blackrod	£210,000	+41.6%	226
Smithills	£190,000	+41.2%	140
Kearsley	£185,000	+41%	158
Bradley Fold	£215,000	+40.6%	68
Moses Gate	£128,500	+40.4%	104
Daisy Hill	£217,000	+40.2%	166
Highfield	£174,000	+38.2%	180
Harwood	£289,000	+35.6%	144
Little Lever	£195,000	+34.2%	218
Tonge Fold	£152,000	+31.1%	162
Withins	£208,000	+30.3%	82
Doffcocker	£260,000	+27.2%	166
Eagley	£215,000	+27%	194
Bottom o' th' Moor	£262,000	+23.2%	82
Westhoughton	£205,000	+22.8%	462
Egerton	£285,000	+21.9%	96
Horwich	£172,750	+21.1%	364
Astley Bridge	£127,000	+20.4%	226
Lostock	£495,000	+19%	70
Bradshaw	£245,000	+19%	102
Markland Hill	£345,000	+17.9%	114
Ladybridge	£262,850	+10.1%	96
The Haulgh	£170,000	+0.6%	68
Middlebrook	£182,500	-6.6%	140

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 BL5 3 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
62 Bolton Road Westhoughton	Terraced	3	C	£140,000	Sep 2026
455 Bolton Road Westhoughton	Detached	3	D	£355,000	Aug 2026
1 PART STREET WESTHOUGHTON BOLTON	Detached	2	D	£172,000	Aug 2026
1, Redstock Close Westhoughton	Terraced	2	D	£245,000	Aug 2026
617, Chorley Road Westhoughton	Terraced	3	C	£210,000	Aug 2026
5, Singleton Grove Westhoughton	Semi-detached	2	D	£225,000	Aug 2026
53 Wharfedale Westhoughton	Detached	3	D	£300,000	Aug 2026
635 CHORLEY ROAD WESTHOUGHTON BOLTON	Terraced	3	D	£192,000	Aug 2026
1 Westland Avenue Westhoughton	Detached	4+	B	£415,000	Aug 2026
20, Greensmith Way Westhoughton	Terraced	2	D	£204,000	Aug 2026
29 Forest Drive Westhoughton	Detached	4+	C	£385,000	Aug 2026
254, Park Road Westhoughton	Semi-detached	4+	D	£310,000	Aug 2026
5 Madison Park Westhoughton	Detached	4+	C	£400,000	Aug 2026
67 Dicconson Lane Westhoughton	Terraced	3	C	£165,000	Jul 2026
18, Bamber Croft Westhoughton	Semi-detached	2	C	£177,000	Jul 2026
6 Grundy Street Westhoughton	Terraced	2	D	£92,500	Jul 2026
1, Yellow Lodge Drive Westhoughton	Detached	3	D	£250,000	Jul 2026
282 Park Road Westhoughton	Terraced	2	D	£165,000	Jul 2026
36 Church Street Westhoughton	Terraced	4+	C	£183,000	Jul 2026
24 Farleigh Close Westhoughton	Detached	4+	C	£352,500	Jul 2026
2 Dewham Close Westhoughton	Detached	4+	C	£462,500	Jul 2026
10, Hale Bank Westhoughton	Semi-detached	4+	C	£285,000	Jul 2026
21 Kennet Close Westhoughton	Semi-detached	2	C	£205,000	Jul 2026
324 Park Road	Detached	—	—	£340,000	Jul 2026

Show all sales ↓

279 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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