UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bl1
BL1Bolton, England
House prices in BL1, Bolton
Homes in BL1 sold for a median of £190,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,350 standard sales.
Measured by floor area, the median was £2,302 per square metre, from 51 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 17% below the £2,763 median for the North West.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 217 | £380,000 | £305,000 to £530,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 416 | £235,000 | £196,000 to £295,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 538 | £150,000 | £127,000 to £180,000 | £2,189/m²from 26 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 179 | £107,000 | £96,000 to £145,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 31%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.6 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in BL1
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BL1 5, around Bolton, with a median of £270,000, and lowest in BL1 3, around Bolton, at £134,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in BL1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 183 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BL1 5JD | £617,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5TL | £599,500 | 5 |
| BL1 5FJ | £530,000 | 5 |
| BL1 5FB | £495,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7BS | £432,500 | 4 |
| BL1 7HP | £412,500 | 4 |
| BL1 6HU | £407,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5ER | £401,500 | 4 |
| BL1 7HJ | £380,000 | 5 |
| BL1 4NY | £365,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5PB | £350,000 | 5 |
| BL1 7EF | £350,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7PG | £350,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7LT | £340,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5NZ | £337,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5QT | £335,000 | 4 |
| BL1 5NR | £325,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5RE | £320,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5NP | £317,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5GY | £317,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6TY | £315,000 | 5 |
| BL1 6ND | £312,500 | 3 |
| BL1 5PJ | £311,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7BB | £310,000 | 5 |
| BL1 4PQ | £306,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5QZ | £306,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5LE | £300,000 | 7 |
| BL1 7RA | £300,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8DT | £300,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4NB | £293,500 | 4 |
| BL1 8UG | £292,500 | 3 |
| BL1 7DD | £287,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4NW | £285,000 | 4 |
| BL1 6LY | £285,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7RJ | £285,000 | 3 |
| BL1 1AY | £281,000 | 5 |
| BL1 5RJ | £280,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8GA | £275,500 | 7 |
| BL1 7TD | £272,000 | 4 |
| BL1 7RE | £268,000 | 5 |
| BL1 3LS | £265,000 | 3 |
| BL1 3LT | £265,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5LJ | £262,500 | 5 |
| BL1 1BJ | £261,500 | 3 |
| BL1 8DX | £260,000 | 7 |
| BL1 6NH | £255,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7HQ | £255,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8TL | £255,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7HF | £252,500 | 6 |
| BL1 6HY | £250,000 | 8 |
| BL1 7PF | £250,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8SQ | £250,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4PP | £244,000 | 4 |
| BL1 6LN | £244,000 | 4 |
| BL1 7AY | £243,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RX | £240,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8FZ | £238,000 | 11 |
| BL1 7RN | £236,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6NZ | £235,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6PE | £234,500 | 4 |
| BL1 8FU | £233,000 | 4 |
| BL1 8UT | £231,000 | 6 |
| BL1 8PY | £230,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8SD | £227,500 | 3 |
| BL1 8SF | £227,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7RW | £226,000 | 6 |
| BL1 8TG | £226,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5LS | £225,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5PL | £225,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5RT | £225,000 | 4 |
| BL1 6BH | £225,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6LU | £225,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6JA | £224,500 | 6 |
| BL1 5LB | £220,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6AT | £220,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RH | £220,000 | 4 |
| BL1 7RU | £218,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7LE | £215,000 | 6 |
| BL1 5GJ | £207,000 | 5 |
| BL1 5GT | £207,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8UU | £206,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7RQ | £205,500 | 3 |
| BL1 4PN | £205,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RG | £205,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6NX | £202,500 | 4 |
| BL1 7RF | £200,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5GS | £200,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6JD | £200,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8PT | £199,500 | 4 |
| BL1 8PX | £196,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6AZ | £195,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RD | £195,000 | 5 |
| BL1 7JU | £190,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5NU | £187,500 | 4 |
| BL1 2FR | £185,500 | 3 |
| BL1 5LT | £185,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6ES | £185,000 | 6 |
| BL1 6JE | £185,000 | 5 |
| BL1 6DJ | £181,500 | 4 |
| BL1 6JB | £180,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8QX | £180,000 | 4 |
| BL1 3LE | £176,500 | 8 |
| BL1 4RH | £175,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5JF | £175,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6DQ | £175,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6ED | £175,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6ET | £175,000 | 3 |
| BL1 2FQ | £173,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5LD | £173,500 | 3 |
| BL1 7AN | £173,500 | 3 |
| BL1 6HH | £170,000 | 4 |
| BL1 3ET | £168,500 | 3 |
| BL1 6HE | £163,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RE | £162,500 | 3 |
| BL1 3LA | £160,000 | 5 |
| BL1 4LS | £160,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5PS | £160,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5TX | £160,000 | 4 |
| BL1 6NW | £160,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8BZ | £160,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4PW | £155,000 | 3 |
| BL1 5XZ | £155,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4LN | £152,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5RX | £152,000 | 4 |
| BL1 3EH | £151,500 | 4 |
| BL1 7EH | £151,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5RW | £150,000 | 7 |
| BL1 4EY | £146,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6NT | £145,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7JB | £145,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6EL | £143,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4DS | £142,000 | 4 |
| BL1 3LL | £141,500 | 4 |
| BL1 4HW | £140,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4RS | £140,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8QY | £139,000 | 5 |
| BL1 3EY | £138,000 | 5 |
| BL1 4HR | £138,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6PT | £135,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8BE | £134,500 | 4 |
| BL1 3JZ | £134,000 | 4 |
| BL1 4EG | £132,000 | 4 |
| BL1 3BH | £131,500 | 3 |
| BL1 7AW | £131,500 | 4 |
| BL1 3HF | £130,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6PS | £130,000 | 3 |
| BL1 6RJ | £129,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5NJ | £129,000 | 6 |
| BL1 6PY | £128,500 | 6 |
| BL1 8DN | £127,500 | 4 |
| BL1 8PW | £125,500 | 4 |
| BL1 3AU | £124,000 | 3 |
| BL1 3BP | £123,500 | 4 |
| BL1 3JX | £121,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4RN | £120,000 | 5 |
| BL1 6RG | £120,000 | 3 |
| BL1 7JA | £117,500 | 3 |
| BL1 8AY | £116,000 | 4 |
| BL1 6PG | £115,000 | 5 |
| BL1 7QJ | £114,000 | 10 |
| BL1 7LS | £113,500 | 8 |
| BL1 3JY | £110,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4AZ | £110,000 | 9 |
| BL1 4QQ | £110,000 | 5 |
| BL1 7PN | £110,000 | 9 |
| BL1 8SP | £106,000 | 5 |
| BL1 5TP | £105,000 | 6 |
| BL1 3BL | £104,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4RW | £103,500 | 4 |
| BL1 5BL | £100,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8AL | £100,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8UQ | £100,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8RT | £98,500 | 11 |
| BL1 2SA | £98,000 | 5 |
| BL1 4JB | £98,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8QE | £97,000 | 3 |
| BL1 8WB | £96,500 | 4 |
| BL1 7QG | £95,000 | 5 |
| BL1 7HL | £91,500 | 7 |
| BL1 1NR | £78,000 | 3 |
| BL1 2JX | £75,000 | 3 |
| BL1 4RF | £72,500 | 6 |
| BL1 2JE | £60,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 54%, from £125,000 in 2016 to £192,500 in 2025, close to the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Leasehold homes
71% of sales in BL1 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 13% were flats, so some houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold, what the ground rent is and whether you could buy the freehold.
Coal mining
All 1,852 live postcodes in BL1 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Bolton council area
Median sale price of the 7 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. BL1 is the third cheapest.
- BL7 Bolton£277,500
- BL5 Bolton£240,000
- BL6 Bolton£240,000
- BL2 Bolton£210,000
- BL1 Bolton, this district£190,000
- BL3 Bolton£182,000
- BL4 Bolton£180,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BL1, from the sales in BL1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor 217 sales£320,000
- Smithills 378 sales£206,000
- Astley Bridge 427 sales£196,000
- Halliwell 167 sales£143,000
- Queens Park & Central 158 sales£125,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £80,000 for a flat on Astley Brook Close to £348,000 for a semi-detached house on Eden Grove.
The latest standard sales recorded in BL1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 77 Rawsthorne StreetSold for £143,000
- Apartment 301, Holden Mill Blackburn RoadSold for £105,000
- 4 Aylesford WalkSold for £190,000
- 12 Hexham AvenueSold for £232,000
- 12 Hexham AvenueSold for £232,000
- 29 Shipton StreetSold for £140,000
- 40 Brighton AvenueSold for £235,000
- 7 Eden GroveSold for £348,000
- 149 Astley Brook CloseSold for £80,000
- Flat 1, 4 Albert RoadSold for £139,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Blackburn Road, Bolton£119,00040 sales
- Chorley Old Road, Bolton£145,00031 sales
- Cotton Meadows, Bolton£250,00018 sales
- Church Road, Bolton£233,00017 sales
- Astley Brook Close, Bolton£100,00016 sales
Living in BL1
Crime
No figures for BL1
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 94% of homes can get it
Higher than 74 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,400 a year in Bolton for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 50 | |
| C | 793 | |
| D | 542 | |
| E | 64 | |
| F | 18 | |
| G | 3 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | ||
| 452 | ||
| 343 | ||
| 127 | ||
| 155 | ||
| 127 | ||
| 147 | ||
| 41 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,350 standard sales in BL1 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 13% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.