Sold price trend +35.7%
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Bolton is a metropolitan district in Greater Manchester with a population of 295,963. The median house price stands at £190,000, with 3,788 sales in the past 12 months and a five-year price trend of 35.7 percent.
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Terraced and semi-detached homes dominate the housing stock, priced at £150,000 and £357,000 respectively. About 35 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Bolton's average. Crime recorded by police totalled 30,504 offences in the year ending December 2025, equivalent to 103.1 per 1,000 population, with violence against the person the most common category. The area has 146 schools including 97 primary and 18 secondary; 51 of the 57 rated by Ofsted were rated good or better. Connectivity is strong: 85.5 percent of premises can access gigabit broadband. Air quality is moderate, with annual mean nitrogen dioxide at 12.5 microgrammes per cubic metre and PM2.5 at 6.9. Council tax band D is £2,392.33 for 2026/27. The area contains 361 listed buildings and 26 conservation areas, with 50.3 percent in the green belt.
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