BL3 3QL
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Property report — BL3 3QL
Open-data due diligence for BL3 3QL and the area around it.
BL3 3QL in brief: 61 recorded sales (£22,000–£542,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 3QL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL3 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£185,637
Population
24,323
Schools
9
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL3 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 (37 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | £153,500 | 16 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-08-08 | £144,000 | 28 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-02-12 | £150,000 | 70 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2023-07-28 | £125,000 | 53 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2023-06-30 | £137,000 | 58 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-08-26 | £121,501 | 34 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-06-10 | £542,000 | MORRIS DANCERS HOTEL SAPLING ROAD | Other |
| 2022-01-14 | £137,500 | 65 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-12-10 | £108,000 | 18 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-04-09 | £97,500 | 67 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-11-06 | £110,000 | 48 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-02-25 | £120,000 | 20A SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-10-19 | £183,000 | 43 SAPLING ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-06-11 | £85,000 | 64 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-06-24 | £65,000 | 46 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-01-11 | £82,000 | 60 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2015-07-31 | £68,000 | 67 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-12-22 | £88,000 | 70 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-10-21 | £70,000 | 54 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-08-28 | £69,000 | 38 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-08-15 | £95,000 | 32 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-10-25 | £58,000 | 58 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-05-17 | £94,000 | 16 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-08-16 | £87,500 | 40 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-08-13 | £69,000 | 56 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-02-24 | £46,600 | 16 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-08-26 | £91,500 | 20A SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-02-27 | £80,000 | 32 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-02-01 | £105,500 | 60 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-11-27 | £186,650 | 43 SAPLING ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-08-31 | £92,500 | 22A SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-11-23 | £94,000 | 60 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-09-18 | £93,500 | 62 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-06-22 | £93,000 | 57 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-10-27 | £92,000 | 51 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-06-10 | £82,500 | 70 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-05-16 | £80,000 | 52 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-08-16 | £80,000 | 34 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-04-19 | £68,000 | 62 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-11-27 | £77,000 | 51 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-29 | £63,000 | 34 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-29 | £50,000 | 32 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-05-14 | £64,000 | 63 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-02-20 | £49,500 | 22A SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-10-18 | £48,995 | 55 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-10-11 | £43,000 | 22 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-06-07 | £47,950 | 51 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-01-31 | £41,000 | 63 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-10-12 | £43,250 | 60 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-07-26 | £44,000 | 51 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-01-29 | £24,500 | 60 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-12-01 | £43,000 | 38 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-08-07 | £22,000 | 44 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-07-31 | £28,000 | 57 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-06-20 | £25,000 | 65 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-10-11 | £23,600 | 59 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-09-06 | £35,000 | 63 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-01-23 | £40,000 | 38 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-10-20 | £36,250 | 50 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-07-18 | £31,500 | 68 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
| 1995-05-26 | £34,000 | 34 SAPLING ROAD | Terraced |
61 recorded sales on BL3 3QL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede Academy | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Essa Primary Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Essa Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
| Heathfield Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| King's Leadership Academy Bolton | 0.5 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: ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · SWAN LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SWAN LANE MILLS NUMBERS 1 AND 2 (Grade II*) (0.5 mi) · SWAN LANE MILL NUMBER 3 (Grade II*) (0.6 mi) · NOS 31-40 HOLLINS AND GARDEN WALLS (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SYKES CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · SHANTI PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bolton (1.6 mi) · Lostock (2.0 mi) · Moses Gate (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Europa Taste (0.3 mi) · Asda (0.3 mi) · Barkat Food Store (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 41%
- Households
- 8,221
Owned 57% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL3 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL3 3 (Oct 24–Feb 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 3QL 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 3 | PostcodeBL3 3QL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £191,253 | £185,637 | £86,226 |
| Population | 82,423 | 24,323 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 41 | 9 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL3 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.