BL4 9RL
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Property report — BL4 9RL
Open-data due diligence for BL4 9RL and the area around it.
BL4 9RL in brief: 13 recorded sales (£20,000–£195,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL4 9RL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL4 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£195,047
Population
16,195
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in BL4 9, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | £172,000 | 16 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2024-04-30 | £170,000 | 10 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2023-12-15 | £165,000 | 2 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-28 | £195,000 | 13 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2020-11-24 | £140,000 | 8 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-22 | £77,000 | 14 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-01 | £75,000 | 10 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2015-01-30 | £89,999 | 8 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2009-06-19 | £95,000 | 17 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-06 | £50,500 | 8 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-08 | £38,500 | 12 GORTON STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-08-04 | £20,000 | 10 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-01-08 | £25,000 | 17 GORTON STREET | Semi-detached |
13 recorded sales on BL4 9RL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St James's Church of England High School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Queensbridge Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Highfield Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Ferns Primary Academy | 0.4 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: STONEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · FIG TREE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · FARNWORTH FAMILY PRACTICE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (4.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST THOMAS (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · SHAKESPEARE PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · 124, BRADFORD ROAD (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOLTON PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOWNESS PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Moses Gate (0.9 mi) · Farnworth (1.1 mi) · Kearsley (1.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Costcutter (0.3 mi) · Lidl (0.6 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 6,925
Owned 52% · Social rent 30% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL4 9.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL4 9RL 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 9 | PostcodeBL4 9RL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £175,443 | £195,047 | £101,000 |
| Population | 42,917 | 16,195 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | 1 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | Medium | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL4 9); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.