BL2 3NL
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Property report — BL2 3NL
Open-data due diligence for BL2 3NL and the area around it.
BL2 3NL in brief: 63 recorded sales (£39,910–£290,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL2 3NL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL2 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£245,599
Population
17,361
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL2 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-03 | £176,500 | 38 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-03-28 | £265,000 | 36 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-01-19 | £200,000 | 60 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-01-16 | £220,000 | 58 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-07-21 | £197,000 | 74 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2023-05-10 | £290,000 | 43 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-01 | £145,000 | 60 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2022-05-19 | £200,500 | 72 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2021-05-27 | £190,000 | 59 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-15 | £220,000 | 34 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-01-05 | £120,000 | 58 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2020-09-01 | £140,000 | 46 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2020-02-14 | £140,000 | 72 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2019-07-31 | £170,000 | 64 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2019-05-03 | £178,000 | 59 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-06 | £180,000 | 39 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-16 | £165,000 | 28 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-10 | £148,000 | 56 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-09-29 | £134,000 | 66 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-05-02 | £146,500 | 44 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-26 | £145,500 | 61 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-06-09 | £263,000 | 33 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-04-29 | £112,000 | 64 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2015-07-24 | £113,500 | 44 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-29 | £155,000 | 36 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-12-13 | £145,000 | 43 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-22 | £150,000 | 30 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-14 | £115,000 | 40 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-01-07 | £105,000 | 30 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-04-27 | £130,000 | 66 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2011-06-23 | £85,000 | 49 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-05-20 | £117,775 | 74 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2010-01-22 | £116,500 | 46 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2008-07-11 | £118,000 | 46 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-14 | £162,000 | 65 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-10-06 | £140,000 | 50 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2006-03-03 | £118,950 | 48 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-05-06 | £123,000 | 50 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2005-01-28 | £118,500 | 46 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2004-11-26 | £121,750 | 66 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-27 | £177,000 | 33 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-04 | £124,950 | 56 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2004-06-18 | £154,950 | 43 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-09 | £117,000 | 61 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-01-16 | £98,000 | 50 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-07-11 | £82,000 | 62 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2003-03-17 | £135,000 | 51 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-12-17 | £110,000 | 39 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-09 | £45,700 | 56 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-11-17 | £69,000 | 39 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-08-11 | £45,500 | 56 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-31 | £60,000 | 78 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-05-15 | £52,000 | 68 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-02-25 | £60,000 | 64 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-02-22 | £69,995 | 65 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-04-27 | £72,500 | 65 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-03-26 | £59,000 | 63 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-06-02 | £61,250 | 63 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-11-04 | £48,950 | 80 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-12 | £55,000 | 51 SOUTH DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-06 | £43,000 | 62 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1996-07-31 | £43,000 | 46 SOUTH DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1995-09-29 | £39,910 | 66 SOUTH DRIVE | Semi-detached |
63 recorded sales on BL2 3NL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy | 0.3 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| Harwood Meadows Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Hardy Mill Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Red Lane Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary School | 0.8 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: HARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP (1.0 mi) · THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (3.1 mi) · BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (3.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHRIST'S CHURCH (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · HOUGH FOLD (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · BROWN HILL (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · HARWOOD PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Hall i' th' Wood (0.9 mi) · Bromley Cross (1.5 mi) · Bolton (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.4 mi) · Morrisons (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 7,566
Owned 74% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL2 3.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL2 3NL 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 | DistrictBL2 | SectorBL2 3 | PostcodeBL2 3NL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £214,993 | £245,599 | £128,646 |
| Population | 60,004 | 17,361 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 21 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL2 3); 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 2 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.