BL4 0BU
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Property report — BL4 0BU
Open-data due diligence for BL4 0BU and the area around it.
BL4 0BU in brief: 43 recorded sales (£13,000–£205,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL4 0BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL4 0 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£172,892
Population
18,879
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL4 0, 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 (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | £100,000 | 132 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-30 | £171,000 | 68 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-10-20 | £125,500 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-01-20 | £103,000 | 80 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-10-18 | £205,000 | 82 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2022-08-08 | £133,000 | 84 PLODDER LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-01-05 | £120,000 | 124 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-31 | £118,000 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-11-06 | £112,000 | 150C PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2020-10-30 | £98,000 | 134 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2019-03-19 | £105,000 | 64 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-09-18 | £92,000 | 72 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-08-10 | £97,000 | 76 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2018-04-12 | £87,000 | 66 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-11-03 | £87,000 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-16 | £105,000 | 70 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2010-07-14 | £59,000 | 124 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-07-31 | £70,000 | 72 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-31 | £107,000 | 80 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-03 | £88,000 | 128 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-20 | £89,950 | 134 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-04-20 | £84,000 | 118 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-01-12 | £90,000 | 82 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-11-10 | £92,000 | 72 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2006-02-03 | £70,000 | 80 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-09-16 | £87,950 | 136 PLODDER LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-22 | £83,000 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-07-08 | £80,000 | 76 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2005-07-01 | £110,000 | 84 PLODDER LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-03-05 | £57,020 | 72 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-02-27 | £51,000 | 132 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2002-09-20 | £39,000 | 120 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-09-13 | £25,995 | 134 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 2000-06-06 | £23,000 | 134 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-08-10 | £32,000 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-02-01 | £29,500 | 124 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-10-29 | £25,500 | 134 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1998-09-17 | £13,000 | 126 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1997-08-04 | £29,950 | 76 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-06-07 | £20,000 | 86 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-06-03 | £28,000 | 122 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1996-03-01 | £28,500 | 128 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
| 1995-08-25 | £26,000 | 128 PLODDER LANE | Terraced |
43 recorded sales on BL4 0BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Green School | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| The Ferns Primary Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Highfield Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St James's Church of England High School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Queensbridge Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | 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: STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 124, BRADFORD ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · COBDEN MILL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ST THOMAS (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOLTON PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · HIGHFIELD ROAD PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · MANOR PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Moses Gate (0.7 mi) · Farnworth (1.1 mi) · Kearsley (1.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Costcutter (0.1 mi) · Costcutter (0.4 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 7,068
Owned 57% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL4 0.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL4 0 (Jan 25–May 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 BL4 0BU 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 | DistrictBL4 | SectorBL4 0 | PostcodeBL4 0BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £175,443 | £172,892 | £79,020 |
| Population | 42,917 | 18,879 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 21 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | Medium | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 93% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL4 0); 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.