BL1 8DU
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Property report — BL1 8DU
Open-data due diligence for BL1 8DU and the area around it.
BL1 8DU in brief: 20 recorded sales (£25,000–£165,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL1 8DU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL1 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£165,143
Population
26,114
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL1 8, 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 (41 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | £96,000 | 284 BLACKBURN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-09 | £150,000 | 310 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-11-20 | £113,000 | 326 BLACKBURN ROAD | Other |
| 2020-10-09 | £125,500 | 316 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-11-19 | £165,000 | 306 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-05-10 | £143,000 | 324 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-06-08 | £145,000 | 322 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-04-04 | £148,500 | 308 BLACKBURN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-15 | £120,000 | 306 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-05-06 | £114,000 | 316 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-07-02 | £86,000 | 318 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-24 | £59,950 | 298 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-01-18 | £70,000 | 286 BLACKBURN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-28 | £39,000 | 316 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-10-25 | £27,500 | 298 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-10-25 | £25,000 | 298 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-09-17 | £25,000 | 286 BLACKBURN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-22 | £38,000 | 328 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-11-18 | £30,000 | 290 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-03-31 | £35,000 | 290 BLACKBURN ROAD | Terraced |
20 recorded sales on BL1 8DU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Boys' School, Bolton | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| The Valley Community Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Olive School, Bolton | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: BURNSIDE SURGERY (0.3 mi) · DR SIDDA'S SURGERY, WATERS MEETING HC (0.3 mi) · BOLTON COMMUNITY PRACTICE (0.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 367 Blackburn Road and 11A Eckersley Road (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · FORMER ALL SOULS SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CHURCH OF ALL SOULS (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · HALLIWELL LATE NIGHT PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Hall i' th' Wood (0.8 mi) · Bolton (1.4 mi) · Bromley Cross (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: PK Foods (0.1 mi) · Al Noor Super Store (0.3 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 10,521
Owned 49% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL1 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL1 8 (May 24–Aug 25, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL1 8DU 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 8 | PostcodeBL1 8DU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £209,978 | £165,143 | £87,773 |
| Population | 81,685 | 26,114 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 34 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL1 8); 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.