BL3 2EW
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Property report — BL3 2EW
Open-data due diligence for BL3 2EW and the area around it.
BL3 2EW in brief: 36 recorded sales (£24,500–£240,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 2EW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL3 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£240,709
Population
21,959
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL3 2, 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 (21 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | £219,950 | 16 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-15 | £170,000 | 3 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-08-11 | £215,000 | 18 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-06-09 | £191,000 | 40 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-04-06 | £240,000 | 44 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-23 | £130,000 | 38 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-12-04 | £119,950 | 47 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2020-05-04 | £117,000 | 43 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-30 | £120,000 | 6 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-13 | £125,000 | 18 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-10 | £156,500 | 48 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-20 | £145,000 | 44 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-25 | £125,000 | 42 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-08 | £76,000 | 7 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2015-08-14 | £105,000 | 50 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-13 | £110,000 | 20 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-11 | £79,000 | 4 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2012-08-24 | £65,000 | 47 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2010-12-17 | £86,000 | 12 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-11-05 | £145,000 | 36 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-23 | £116,000 | 18 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-20 | £110,000 | 22 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-27 | £94,000 | 43 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-24 | £90,000 | 43 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-19 | £84,950 | 16 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-28 | £57,250 | 10 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-05 | £45,000 | 49 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-18 | £66,000 | 42 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-18 | £36,000 | 22 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-02 | £52,000 | 20 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-04 | £24,500 | 3 RISHTON AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2000-06-30 | £56,950 | 42 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-30 | £45,000 | 36 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-24 | £39,000 | 8 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £38,000 | 48 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-28 | £45,500 | 30 RISHTON AVENUE | Semi-detached |
36 recorded sales on BL3 2EW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Lever Edge Primary Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| King's Leadership Academy Bolton | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 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: BEEHIVE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · BOLTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · THE BOLTON FAMILY PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BROOKLYN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · GATE PIERS TO THE BROOKLYN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · FORMER GATEHOUSE TO THE BROOKLYN (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.1 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · RUPERT STREET PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Bolton (1.1 mi) · Moses Gate (1.1 mi) · Farnworth (1.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Costcutter (0.6 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi) · Lidl (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 31
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 38%
- Households
- 6,973
Owned 46% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 28%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL3 2.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL3 2EW 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 2 | PostcodeBL3 2EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £191,253 | £240,709 | £103,904 |
| Population | 82,423 | 21,959 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 41 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL3 2); 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.