BL1 7BX
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Property report — BL1 7BX
Open-data due diligence for BL1 7BX and the area around it.
BL1 7BX in brief: 32 recorded sales (£120,000–£735,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL1 7BX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL1 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£233,073
Population
18,395
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
90%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL1 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (39 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | £510,000 | HIGH BARN HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-15 | £455,000 | THE BOWERY HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2020-11-06 | £540,000 | THE BARN, 21 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2020-03-13 | £335,000 | BYWAYS HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-24 | £325,000 | TUBERY COTTAGE, 4A HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2018-11-06 | £290,000 | KVARNER, 24 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2017-01-31 | £400,000 | CHEQUERS HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2016-04-05 | £340,000 | THE MEADOWS HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-17 | £235,000 | 5 HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2015-07-28 | £405,000 | HIGH BARN HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-15 | £182,500 | FOLD HOUSE HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2013-12-06 | £285,000 | GRAININGS HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2013-10-03 | £230,000 | 5 HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2010-04-19 | £203,000 | HAZEL LODGE, 3 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2009-12-11 | £297,500 | 4A HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2007-01-18 | £735,000 | 9 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2006-05-26 | £145,000 | FOLD HOUSE HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2004-10-08 | £249,995 | 4A HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2004-06-11 | £135,000 | FOLD HOUSE HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2003-08-05 | £205,000 | 4A HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2003-06-20 | £120,000 | FOLD HOUSE HORROCKS FOLD | Terraced |
| 2003-03-28 | £310,000 | THE HEATH HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2002-12-10 | £365,000 | THE BARN HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2001-12-07 | £320,000 | LILAC COTTAGE, 1 - 2 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2001-12-06 | £169,500 | 4B HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2000-11-22 | £175,000 | QUARRYS EDGE HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 2000-10-06 | £194,000 | THE MEADOWS HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £125,575 | 4A HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 1999-09-09 | £185,000 | CHEQUERS HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 1998-03-27 | £325,000 | 9 HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
| 1996-08-12 | £192,000 | HIGH BARN HORROCKS FOLD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-02-17 | £185,000 | THE HEATH HORROCKS FOLD | Detached |
32 recorded sales on BL1 7BX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Lawn Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Thornleigh Salesian College | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Oaks Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi) · EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (1.0 mi) · BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.1 mi) · BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LILAC COTTAGE, HORROCKS FOLD (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 7 HORROCKS FOLD (THE OLD FARM) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 2-16, Whitehill Cottages (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (1.0 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.1 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Bromley Cross (1.6 mi) · Hall i' th' Wood (1.9 mi) · Bolton (2.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.8 mi) · Lidl (1.2 mi) · Al Noor Super Store (1.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 7,726
Owned 75% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL1 7.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL1 7BX in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBL1 | SectorBL1 7 | PostcodeBL1 7BX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £209,978 | £233,073 | £286,533 |
| Population | 81,685 | 18,395 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 34 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 90% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 91% | 25% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL1 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.