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BL1 8

11,979 people · median £162,000 · 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 £162,000, up 44% over five years. That's about 6.2× local earnings — around the 6.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 127 sales
£63k£98k£134k£169k£205k2010201720252016 +27%−15%£191,000
Median sold price£162,000
5-year change+44%
Price per square metre£1,605 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£11k£61k£111k£160k£210k1995201020252004 +42%−37%£191,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£285k
Semi-detached
£226k
Terraced
£134k
Flat
£99k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay6.2× · five-year average 6.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership54%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
23%
Private rented
23%
Social rented
22%
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

£1,605 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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in BL1 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Halliwell Road£62,500295+56.2%
Astley Brook Close£82,000241+22%
Ashworth Lane£117,500227+35.4%
Cotton Meadows£192,895181+49.5%
Blackburn Road£60,000170+139%
Waterside Gardens£100,000141+64.2%
Hill Cot Road£118,000125+44.8%
Temple Road£149,995107+19.1%
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 8 compares · from Bolton

Fastest 5-yr growth: New Bury +101.4%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
149 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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