UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/bl6
BL6Bolton, England
House prices in BL6, Bolton
Homes in BL6 sold for a median of £240,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,035 standard sales.
That is 15% above the £209,000 median for the Bolton council area, which holds 98% of BL6's postcodes.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 332 | £373,500 | £320,000 to £465,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 321 | £238,000 | £198,000 to £267,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 323 | £175,000 | £150,000 to £210,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 59 | £125,000 | £108,000 to £148,000 | Too few |
Only 31 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers here, at 32% and 31% of sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in BL6
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in BL6 4, around Lostock, with a median of £300,000, and lowest in BL6 6, around Horwich, at £206,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in BL6 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 124 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| BL6 4DS | £680,500 | 4 |
| BL6 4PL | £575,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4EG | £470,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4GF | £470,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5XF | £461,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4JH | £460,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7RF | £455,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7BW | £452,000 | 4 |
| BL6 7FU | £444,500 | 34 |
| BL6 4GX | £425,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5XU | £424,000 | 6 |
| BL6 4GE | £414,000 | 4 |
| BL6 5XS | £395,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5XG | £385,000 | 6 |
| BL6 4LZ | £379,500 | 6 |
| BL6 5YF | £365,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5GN | £350,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5WH | £348,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5UG | £345,000 | 4 |
| BL6 6NX | £342,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6AU | £335,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4NT | £333,500 | 22 |
| BL6 5GW | £320,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5UT | £320,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5RW | £319,000 | 4 |
| BL6 5DW | £315,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6GF | £311,500 | 4 |
| BL6 4PW | £310,000 | 34 |
| BL6 5QD | £310,000 | 6 |
| BL6 5GZ | £307,500 | 12 |
| BL6 5DL | £305,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6DB | £305,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4NY | £302,500 | 16 |
| BL6 7LY | £300,000 | 5 |
| BL6 6AE | £297,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5TH | £290,000 | 6 |
| BL6 5TE | £285,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5TA | £285,000 | 5 |
| BL6 5WG | £285,000 | 5 |
| BL6 6GH | £272,500 | 6 |
| BL6 4PZ | £269,000 | 8 |
| BL6 4HN | £265,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7BT | £265,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5RR | £262,500 | 6 |
| BL6 4NX | £261,000 | 20 |
| BL6 4HH | £260,000 | 6 |
| BL6 6PD | £258,000 | 5 |
| BL6 4GL | £254,000 | 4 |
| BL6 4GJ | £252,000 | 4 |
| BL6 4NZ | £250,500 | 3 |
| BL6 5RL | £250,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6AT | £250,000 | 4 |
| BL6 7EH | £248,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5TR | £248,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5WR | £248,000 | 4 |
| BL6 5BS | £247,500 | 4 |
| BL6 4HS | £245,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5DX | £241,500 | 4 |
| BL6 7LL | £240,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5HQ | £237,500 | 3 |
| BL6 7RA | £237,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5GS | £236,000 | 6 |
| BL6 4GQ | £234,000 | 6 |
| BL6 5EB | £230,000 | 5 |
| BL6 7BE | £225,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7QN | £224,000 | 4 |
| BL6 4GH | £220,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5DR | £220,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6FZ | £220,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5HE | £218,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7PF | £218,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7DE | £217,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4ES | £216,500 | 6 |
| BL6 4GR | £215,000 | 5 |
| BL6 6LG | £215,000 | 4 |
| BL6 5GY | £211,000 | 6 |
| BL6 5EG | £210,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5GQ | £210,000 | 4 |
| BL6 6RN | £210,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5HL | £206,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4HB | £200,000 | 4 |
| BL6 4RH | £200,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6GN | £200,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6SG | £200,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6TU | £195,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6RH | £194,500 | 4 |
| BL6 6SS | £194,000 | 4 |
| BL6 6DS | £190,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4ET | £188,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5RN | £187,000 | 5 |
| BL6 7BG | £181,000 | 4 |
| BL6 4AY | £178,000 | 4 |
| BL6 7AF | £175,500 | 6 |
| BL6 5DE | £175,000 | 6 |
| BL6 4EE | £174,000 | 4 |
| BL6 7BL | £172,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5AA | £170,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5BF | £167,500 | 8 |
| BL6 5PJ | £167,500 | 3 |
| BL6 6NQ | £166,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4BB | £165,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6EE | £164,500 | 4 |
| BL6 6ET | £163,000 | 5 |
| BL6 7JT | £160,000 | 7 |
| BL6 6AB | £156,500 | 3 |
| BL6 6DJ | £155,000 | 3 |
| BL6 7QX | £155,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5QP | £154,000 | 4 |
| BL6 6NH | £152,000 | 3 |
| BL6 4EF | £150,000 | 5 |
| BL6 6EY | £150,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6EZ | £146,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5PR | £143,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5GG | £140,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5QR | £140,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6TN | £139,000 | 3 |
| BL6 5JE | £138,500 | 7 |
| BL6 7DR | £138,000 | 4 |
| BL6 7JN | £137,500 | 4 |
| BL6 5NG | £135,500 | 3 |
| BL6 6EH | £124,000 | 3 |
| BL6 6DF | £104,500 | 5 |
| BL6 6DX | £92,500 | 3 |
| BL6 7AT | £92,500 | 10 |
Prices over time
The median rose 67%, from £150,000 in 2016 to £250,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 599 standard sales in BL6, 18% more than the 509 in 2024.
Coal mining
All 1,019 live postcodes in BL6 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. BL6 is the third most expensive.
- BL7 Bolton£277,500
- BL5 Bolton£240,000
- BL6 Bolton, this district£240,000
- BL2 Bolton£210,000
- BL1 Bolton£190,000
- BL3 Bolton£182,000
- BL4 Bolton£180,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 192 | |
| C | 472 | |
| D | 258 | |
| E | 33 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 4 |
69% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of BL6, from the sales in BL6, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor 108 sales£405,500
- Horwich South & Blackrod 509 sales£245,000
- Horwich North 422 sales£220,500
Leasehold homes
47% of sales in BL6 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Only 6% 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.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £100,000 for a semi-detached house on Shaftesbury Close to £335,000 for a detached house on Lancashire Way.
The latest standard sales recorded in BL6. 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.
- 131 Longworth RoadSold for £165,000
- 610 Manchester RoadSold for £240,000
- 68 Lancashire WaySold for £335,000
- 95 Middlebrook DriveSold for £220,000
- 16 Mendip CloseSold for £215,000
- 69 Hill LaneSold for £200,000
- 1 Blackhorse AvenueSold for £215,000
- 8 Shaftesbury CloseSold for £100,000
- 516 Manchester RoadSold for £200,000
- 3 Beaumont AvenueSold for £181,500
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Rockwell Road, Lostock£321,50042 sales
- Coachfield Drive, Lostock£310,00034 sales
- Viscount Close, Horwich£444,50034 sales
- Chorley New Road, Horwich£165,00022 sales
- Butterwick Fields, Horwich£292,50018 sales
Living in BL6
Crime
No figures for BL6
Greater Manchester Police has not sent street-level crime data to police.uk since July 2019.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 92% of homes can get it
Higher than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
85% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 65 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.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | ||
| 164 | ||
| 95 | ||
| 66 | ||
| 179 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 135 | ||
| 176 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,035 standard sales in BL6, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 14% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 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.