Postcode · BL3 3RU

BL3 3RU

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Property report — BL3 3RU

Open-data due diligence for BL3 3RU and the area around it.

BL3 3RU in brief: 24 recorded sales (£45,000–£275,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 3RU 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

sector BL3 3 · 205 sales

Population

24,323

sector BL3 3

Schools

sector BL3 3

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

94%

sector BL3 3 of premises

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
2023-10-03	£275,000	58 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2023-06-22	£255,000	63 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
2023-06-09	£250,000	59 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2022-09-30	£275,000	53 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
2021-02-26	£195,000	65 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
2020-11-24	£194,000	56 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2020-07-23	£195,000	48 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
2019-04-15	£175,000	52 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2019-02-21	£242,665	45 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
2018-04-10	£133,000	52 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2014-08-22	£136,500	56 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2013-11-08	£140,000	69 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2011-07-08	£120,000	50 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
2010-12-10	£146,500	49 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
2007-11-27	£175,000	67 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
2007-10-19	£174,000	53 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
2006-12-21	£145,000	49 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
2003-07-21	£149,950	54 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
2002-07-15	£84,950	59 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Detached
1999-05-20	£66,000	53 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
1999-01-08	£45,000	45 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
1998-11-06	£58,950	47 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached
1997-10-24	£64,000	67 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Terraced
1996-08-02	£58,500	48 HEATHFIELD DRIVE	Semi-detached

24 recorded sales on BL3 3RU. 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 Bede Academy	0.3 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
Essa Primary Academy	0.5 mi	Primary	Report card →
Essa Academy	0.5 mi	Secondary	Good (2021)
Brandwood Primary School	0.7 mi	Primary	Good (2023)
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton	0.7 mi	Primary	Good (2020)

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 (0.2 mi) · SHANTI MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · DEANE CLINIC 1 (0.8 mi)

Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: BATES HOUSES (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · SWAN LANE MILLS NUMBERS 1 AND 2 (Grade II*) (0.8 mi) · SWAN LANE MILL NUMBER 3 (Grade II*) (0.9 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: SYKES CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · SHANTI PHARMACY (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Bolton (1.8 mi) · Lostock (1.9 mi) · Atherton (2.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.5 mi) · Europa Taste (0.5 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.8 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 3RU 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 3RU
Average sold price	£191,253	£185,637	£156,417
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 29 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.