BL3 3RA
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Property report — BL3 3RA
Open-data due diligence for BL3 3RA and the area around it.
BL3 3RA in brief: 47 recorded sales (£5,000–£400,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 3RA 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 average (mean) sold price in BL3 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (37 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | £360,000 | 9 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-07-29 | £380,000 | 28 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-07-05 | £310,000 | 12 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-04-13 | £400,000 | 4 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-02-22 | £300,000 | 30 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-05-28 | £200,000 | 26 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2016-12-19 | £189,950 | 5 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-11-06 | £215,000 | 9 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-03-20 | £245,000 | 3 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-01-25 | £240,000 | 18 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-03-30 | £165,000 | 26 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-08-05 | £50,200 | 19 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-05-24 | £202,000 | 21 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2006-01-06 | £173,000 | 17 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-10-06 | £177,000 | 26 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2005-07-29 | £250,000 | 25 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2003-09-17 | £142,000 | 15 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-12-20 | £179,000 | 25 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-10-08 | £105,000 | 10 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £130,000 | 1 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-02-08 | £108,000 | 21 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £112,500 | 6 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-11-20 | £114,800 | 16 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 2000-10-03 | £121,500 | 25 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £135,950 | 4 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £110,500 | 6 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-11-26 | £60,300 | 24 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-11-02 | £120,250 | 30 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-10-29 | £101,950 | 2 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-09-30 | £132,500 | 28 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-03-25 | £121,200 | 18 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-04-14 | £116,300 | 16 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-02-24 | £5,000 | 7 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-01-29 | £83,450 | 15 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-12-05 | £82,150 | 19 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-11-28 | £87,050 | 17 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-11-28 | £94,900 | 23 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £85,900 | 20 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-10-10 | £82,150 | 14 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-09-12 | £115,450 | 7 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-07-25 | £53,700 | 11 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-07-25 | £107,450 | 8 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-07-25 | £85,900 | 10 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-27 | £114,350 | 3 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-24 | £103,750 | 9 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-06 | £112,850 | 1 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-06 | £80,350 | 5 SONNING DRIVE | Detached |
47 recorded sales on BL3 3RA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Bede Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Ladybridge High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Essa Primary Academy | 0.9 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: ST HELENS ROAD PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · DEANE CLINIC 1 (0.8 mi) · SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 41 AND 42, JUNCTION ROAD (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · KINGS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · 791 AND 793, MANCHESTER ROAD (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SYKES CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · DEANE PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Lostock (1.5 mi) · Hag Fold (1.9 mi) · Atherton (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi) · Asda (0.7 mi) · Europa Taste (0.7 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 3RA 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 3RA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £191,253 | £185,637 | £150,283 |
| 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 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
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