BL3 1SW
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Property report — BL3 1SW
Open-data due diligence for BL3 1SW and the area around it.
BL3 1SW in brief: 25 recorded sales (£17,500–£182,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 1SW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL3 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£188,741
Population
16,377
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL3 1, 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 (38 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | £182,000 | 33 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-10-31 | £155,000 | 43 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-10-15 | £168,000 | 23 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-01-31 | £115,000 | 15 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-04 | £94,000 | 23 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-24 | £82,000 | 23 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-08-02 | £117,000 | 19 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-28 | £82,000 | 13 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-23 | £147,500 | 53 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-17 | £54,000 | 15 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-30 | £51,000 | 45 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-22 | £85,000 | 27 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £122,500 | 53 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-27 | £61,000 | 1A RAIKES ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-02-23 | £92,000 | 29 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-16 | £57,500 | 43 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2005-01-13 | £102,500 | 25 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-10 | £49,000 | 45 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-29 | £28,500 | 21 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-02-27 | £40,000 | 31 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-28 | £32,500 | 43 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-11 | £40,000 | 11 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-07 | £41,250 | 53 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-02 | £17,500 | 31 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £20,000 | 19 RAIKES ROAD | Semi-detached |
25 recorded sales on BL3 1SW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Little Lever School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Leverhulme Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Bowness Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blackshaw Primary School | 0.8 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: TONGE FOLD HEALTH CENTRE (0.8 mi) · THE DUNSTAN PARTNERSHIP (1.0 mi) · THE ALASTAIR ROSS MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · ALPHA HOSPITAL BURY (3.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DARCY LEVER VIADUCT OVER THE RIVER TONGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN AND ALL MARTYRS (Grade II*) (0.4 mi) · MANCHESTER BOLTON AND BURY CANAL POST APPROXIMATELY 220 METRES EAST OF HALL LANE, OPPOSITE MILESTONE (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: A1 PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · MEDIFIX PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · EVEREST PHARMACY - TONGE FOLD (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Moses Gate (1.0 mi) · Bolton (1.3 mi) · Farnworth (1.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Asda (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 6,684
Owned 72% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL3 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL3 1 (Aug 24–Jan 26, 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 BL3 1SW 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 | DistrictBL3 | SectorBL3 1 | PostcodeBL3 1SW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £191,253 | £188,741 | £81,470 |
| Population | 82,423 | 16,377 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 41 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL3 1); 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 30 June 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.