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Wardham Close

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26 recorded sales · median £175,800 · Bolton

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Bolton Council · Labour minority — no overall control 20/60 seats · 33% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

67/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£176k

median price

£176k

median sold price

6.2 yrs

of local pay to buy

19 min

Manchester — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

146

schools total

Violence — most

12.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

in a flood zone

107

green spaces

6.9

PM2.5 · WHO 5

740

eat & drink

220

shops

85.5%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£113,950 in 2002 → £275,000 in 2020

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Bolton, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £175,800. That's about 6.2× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2020 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 26 sales£175,800

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

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

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership62%

Owned outright

33%

With a mortgage

28%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

20%

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

Neighbourhood prices in Bolton how Wardham Close 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 Wardham Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
4, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£350,000	Sep 2020
3, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£200,000	Jul 2020
8, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£199,000	Aug 2017
4, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£257,000	Dec 2015
8, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£178,000	Feb 2015
7, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£170,000	Jul 2012
9 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£168,500	Jul 2012
7, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£175,000	Apr 2012
7, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£190,000	Aug 2007
3, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£176,600	May 2007
12, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£270,000	Feb 2007
1 Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£179,995	Nov 2006
2 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£265,000	Oct 2004
9 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£180,000	Aug 2004
9 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£180,000	Jul 2004
4, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£223,000	Nov 2003
4, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£167,950	Sep 2002
6 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£166,950	Sep 2002
12, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£168,500	Sep 2002
2 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£155,950	Aug 2002
8, Wardham Close Westhoughton	Detached	—	—	£103,950	Aug 2002
5 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£104,450	Aug 2002
10 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£113,950	Aug 2002
9 WARDHAM CLOSE	Detached	—	—	£113,950	Jul 2002

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Bolton

Street-level crime isn't published for Wardham Close — Greater Manchester Police stopped supplying it to police.uk. We show the Home Office annual recorded-crime figure where held, and never a fabricated zero.

Street-level crime

The local police force is not currently publishing street-level crime records to police.uk, so a comparable crime rate is not available for this area. Any records shown are British Transport Police (railway) only.

Declared honestly — a force data gap, not shown as zero · police.uk / Home Office

Recorded crime from Bolton

Per 1,000 residents / year103.1

Total recorded (year ending December 2025)30,504

Violence against the person

13,215

Theft offences

6,704

Public order offences

3,231

Criminal damage and arson

2,352

Drug offences

1,780

Sexual offences

1,209

Home Office recorded crime across the whole Bolton district — the force's annual return, a real figure from a different feed · Home Office police recorded crime (CSP open data)

Who lives here? from Bolton

Population295,963

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — more deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 4 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

3.8/10

Employment

3.6/10

Education & skills

4.3/10

Health & disability

3.4/10

Crime

3.2/10

Housing & services

5.4/10

Living environment

4.3/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Bolton — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+54%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)27%

Good or very good health81%

Own their home62%

Median age38.9

Born outside the UK17%

See the full Bolton report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

86% of the 7 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 7 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 7 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill	Primary	—	0.1 km
Casson Fold Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Eatock Primary School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Washacre Primary Academy	Primary	Good ('20)	0.9 km
St George's CofE Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	1.1 km
New Beginnings Childcare Ltd	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Westhoughton High School	Secondary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.5 km
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.5 km
Westhoughton Kids Club	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.5 km
Brighter Bunnies Pre School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.7 km
Atherton St George's CofE Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Hart Common Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.8 km
Saplings Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.8 km
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	1.9 km
St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton	Primary	—	1.9 km
St Thomas CofE Primary School	Primary	—	2.0 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	2.1 km
Rose Cottage Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.1 km
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge	Primary	Good ('23)	2.1 km
Partou Storytimes Day Nursery & Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	2.1 km
Lilliputs Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.1 km
Meadowbank Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Abc at Atherton's Children Centre	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.2 km
Hindley Green Community Primary School	Primary	—	2.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.6 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

18 of 18 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Manor Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.1 km
The Westhoughton Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Dr Vasanth	GP	—	1.6 km
Meadowview Surgery	GP	—	1.6 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Church Street Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Unsworth Group Practice	GP	—	1.8 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Stable Fold Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Rigby & Higginson Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Bee Fold Medical Centre	GP	Outstanding ('19)	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
M G Miller And D T Scoular	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Dr Kk Chan & Partners	GP	—	2.4 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Westleigh Medical Practice	GP	Good ('21)	2.8 km
Borsdane Avenue Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Wigan Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Newbrook Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Grasmere Surgery	GP	Good ('20)	3.7 km
The Avenue Surgery	GP	—	3.7 km
Leigh Health Centre	Dentist	Good ('19)	3.7 km
Peak Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Hindley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Pennygate Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	3.7 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Trayners Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Poplar Street Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	4.0 km
Avenue Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.1 km
The Surgery, Tyldesley	GP	Good ('17)	4.1 km
Elliott Street Surgery	GP	—	4.1 km
Cohens Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Davina Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Dr Tun & Partners	GP	Good ('16)	4.2 km
Hindley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Time For Teeth Hmp Hindley	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Manor Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Elliott Street Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Cohens Direct	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Brookmill Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	4.4 km
A.H. Bell & Associates	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Peak Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Peak Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Tims & Parker Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Ravat & Ray Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Rumworth House	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Foxleigh Family Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	4.7 km
Leigh Family Practice	GP	Good ('16)	4.7 km
Lilford & Pennington Park Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	4.7 km
Old Henry Street Med Ctr	GP	Good ('23)	4.7 km
Premier Health Team	GP	Outstanding ('17)	4.7 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
St Helens Road Practice	GP	—	4.9 km
Deane Clinic 1	GP	—	5.1 km
272 St Helens Road	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Leigh Sports Village	GP	Good ('19)	5.2 km
Dr Ahmad & Ptnrs	GP	Good ('17)	5.2 km
Platt House Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	5.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Platt Bridge Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Dental Partners	Dentist	—	5.9 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Bolton

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 23 min from Westhoughton Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Daisy Hill Rail Station	0.3 mi	Manchester Victoria	29 min
Hag Fold Rail Station	1.1 mi	Manchester Victoria	26 min
Westhoughton Rail Station	1.4 mi	Deansgate	23 min
Atherton Rail Station	1.8 mi	Manchester Victoria	23 min
Hindley Rail Station	2.3 mi	Deansgate	28 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Westhoughton Rail Station (23 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

60%

Work from home

24%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging8 points

Per 10,000 residents0.3

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Bolton

Air quality

NO₂

12.5

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.9

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000%

Flood zone2% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 10–30%)

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (100%)

Historic landfill137 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings361

Conservation areas26

Green belt50.3%

Green spaces107

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Bolton

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	740	77% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	220	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	36	—
Green spaces & parks	107	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

85.5%

Superfast

96.6%

Ultrafast

86.5%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Bolton

Figures for the wider Bolton — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.8%

In work (employment rate)54%

Companies registered here26,575

New incorporations (12m)4,278

Property companies (SPVs)3,080

See the full Bolton report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district