BL3 5PX
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Property report — BL3 5PX
Open-data due diligence for BL3 5PX and the area around it.
BL3 5PX in brief: 7 recorded sales (£35,000–£670,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL3 5PX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL3 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£144,473
Population
15,270
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
88%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL3 5, 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 (9 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29 | £230,000 | 1 WIGAN ROAD | Other |
| 2021-07-30 | £150,000 | 1 WIGAN ROAD | Other |
| 2019-10-18 | £670,000 | 33 - 35 WIGAN ROAD | Other |
| 2005-01-05 | £40,000 | 3 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-09-18 | £74,500 | 1 WIGAN ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-20 | £35,000 | 29 WIGAN ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-12-13 | £207,500 | 33 - 35 WIGAN ROAD | Detached |
7 recorded sales on BL3 5PX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haslam Park Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Brandwood Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Gilnow Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Pikes Lane Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton | 0.5 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: PIKES LANE 1 (0.3 mi) · DR S NASEEF (0.3 mi) · AL FAL MEDICAL GROUP (0.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CROAL MILL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GILNOW MILL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · RAILINGS AND GATES TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PIKES LANE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · S & S DISPENSING CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · ASIF IQBAL PHARMACY LIMITED (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Bolton (1.1 mi) · Lostock (1.7 mi) · Moses Gate (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.3 mi) · Barkat Food Store (0.4 mi) · Freeze 'N' Spice (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 39%
- Households
- 5,072
Owned 37% · Social rent 35% · Private rent 26%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL3 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL3 5 (Sep 24–Jun 25, 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 5PX 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 5 | PostcodeBL3 5PX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £191,253 | £144,473 | £201,000 |
| Population | 82,423 | 15,270 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | — | — | — |
| Schools | 41 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 88% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL3 5); 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.