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Property report — BL1 8WD

Open-data due diligence for BL1 8WD and the area around it.

BL1 8WD in brief: 40 recorded sales (£45,000–£99,995) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL1 8WD 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

sector BL1 8 · 164 sales

Population

26,114

sector BL1 8

Crimes recorded

1

district BL1 · Apr 26

Schools

6

sector BL1 8

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

95%

sector BL1 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £31,590, median £29,975 (136 sales)1996: mean £32,343, median £30,000 (148 sales)1997: mean £33,150, median £32,000 (154 sales)1998: mean £37,237, median £35,000 (146 sales)1999: mean £45,040, median £34,000 (135 sales)2000: mean £42,542, median £35,645 (162 sales)2001: mean £41,412, median £38,500 (172 sales)2002: mean £46,954, median £39,998 (206 sales)2003: mean £62,252, median £53,000 (213 sales)2004: mean £81,133, median £75,500 (196 sales)2005: mean £109,470, median £91,000 (194 sales)2006: mean £110,843, median £95,000 (176 sales)2007: mean £123,865, median £120,600 (312 sales)2008: mean £110,603, median £105,000 (178 sales)2009: mean £96,847, median £89,500 (96 sales)2010: mean £95,043, median £90,000 (86 sales)2011: mean £90,849, median £76,500 (120 sales)2012: mean £96,942, median £82,500 (109 sales)2013: mean £96,535, median £84,995 (143 sales)2014: mean £104,993, median £100,000 (157 sales)2015: mean £105,393, median £100,000 (175 sales)2016: mean £134,664, median £128,500 (240 sales)2017: mean £135,827, median £131,750 (250 sales)2018: mean £230,240, median £154,995 (251 sales)2019: mean £151,879, median £136,500 (196 sales)2020: mean £202,589, median £121,500 (152 sales)2021: mean £144,962, median £125,000 (225 sales)2022: mean £151,748, median £126,000 (185 sales)2023: mean £278,418, median £142,500 (150 sales)2024: mean £165,143, median £147,800 (164 sales)2025: mean £184,075, median £175,000 (163 sales)2026: mean £170,760, median £140,000 (41 sales)1995: mean £31,590, median £29,975 (136 sales)1996: mean £32,343, median £30,000 (148 sales)1997: mean £33,150, median £32,000 (154 sales)1998: mean £37,237, median £35,000 (146 sales)1999: mean £45,040, median £34,000 (135 sales)2000: mean £42,542, median £35,645 (162 sales)2001: mean £41,412, median £38,500 (172 sales)2002: mean £46,954, median £39,998 (206 sales)2003: mean £62,252, median £53,000 (213 sales)2004: mean £81,133, median £75,500 (196 sales)2005: mean £109,470, median £91,000 (194 sales)2006: mean £110,843, median £95,000 (176 sales)2007: mean £123,865, median £120,600 (312 sales)2008: mean £110,603, median £105,000 (178 sales)2009: mean £96,847, median £89,500 (96 sales)2010: mean £95,043, median £90,000 (86 sales)2011: mean £90,849, median £76,500 (120 sales)2012: mean £96,942, median £82,500 (109 sales)2013: mean £96,535, median £84,995 (143 sales)2014: mean £104,993, median £100,000 (157 sales)2015: mean £105,393, median £100,000 (175 sales)2016: mean £134,664, median £128,500 (240 sales)2017: mean £135,827, median £131,750 (250 sales)2018: mean £230,240, median £154,995 (251 sales)2019: mean £151,879, median £136,500 (196 sales)2020: mean £202,589, median £121,500 (152 sales)2021: mean £144,962, median £125,000 (225 sales)2022: mean £151,748, median £126,000 (185 sales)2023: mean £278,418, median £142,500 (150 sales)2024: mean £165,143, median £147,800 (164 sales)2025: mean £184,075, median £175,000 (163 sales)2026: mean £170,760, median £140,000 (41 sales) MeanMedian £278,418 £29,975 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

DatePriceAddressType
2024-12-17£94,000120 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2024-09-30£75,000140 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2024-04-08£62,500125 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2022-11-25£70,000141 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2022-08-12£61,500129 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2022-02-11£73,500131 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2020-11-13£82,000116 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2020-10-23£85,000114 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2019-12-20£60,000140 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2019-10-25£53,500130 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2018-06-22£62,000124 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2017-10-09£55,500133 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2016-10-07£80,000121 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2014-12-12£59,000143 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2014-05-14£45,000126 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2013-11-05£45,000122 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2012-03-09£55,994122 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2012-02-10£54,000129 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2012-02-06£52,246133 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2012-01-27£52,246142 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2012-01-27£50,000138 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2011-09-16£74,995126 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2011-06-17£74,995134 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2011-06-03£82,000115 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2011-04-19£85,000114 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2011-03-17£75,995143 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-11-05£69,995140 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-09-30£74,995141 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-07-30£94,995118 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-07-30£80,750116 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-03-05£99,995121 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-03-04£64,000135 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2010-02-25£75,995136 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2009-12-18£94,995117 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2009-11-20£74,995132 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2009-11-13£72,500139 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2009-11-06£87,000119 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2009-05-15£99,995120 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2008-09-29£84,995123 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat
2008-09-26£84,995124 WATERSIDE GARDENSFlat

40 recorded sales on BL1 8WD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
The Valley Community Primary School0.3 miPrimaryOutstanding (2023)
Castle Hill Primary School0.4 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge0.4 miPrimaryReport card →
The Olive School, Bolton0.5 miPrimaryReport card →
Eden Boys' School, Bolton0.5 miSecondaryReport card →
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton0.6 miPrimaryReport 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 (3.3 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: FORMER LODGE TO WATERMILLOCK GATE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · WATERMILLOCK (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (Grade II) (0.3 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: TREATED.COM (0.2 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.4 mi)

Nearest stations: Hall i' th' Wood (0.5 mi) · Bolton (1.4 mi) · Bromley Cross (1.5 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: PK Foods (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Al Noor Super Store (0.6 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

May 24: 2 crimesJun 24: 1 crimesJul 24: 1 crimesAug 25: 1 crimes Aug 25: 1 crimes 2 1 May 24 Aug 25

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

Modelled flood risk for BL1 8WD: Very low — 32 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 8WD
Average sold price£209,978£165,143£72,029
Population81,68526,114—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)4/103/10—
Crimes recorded1——
Schools346—
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband85%95%100%
Superfast broadband97%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.