Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in BL5 2, 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 (38 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

141 recorded sales on BL5 2GX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

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: UNSWORTH GROUP PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · STABLE FOLD SURGERY (1.0 mi) · MEADOWVIEW SURGERY (1.0 mi)

Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (3.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST JAMES (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · White Lion public house (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · 110 AND 112, MARKET STREET (Grade II) (0.8 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: MANOR PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (1.0 mi)

Nearest stations: Daisy Hill (0.2 mi) · Hag Fold (1.0 mi) · Westhoughton (1.2 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.6 mi) · Gee Tees (0.7 mi) · Lidl (0.7 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age

42

One-person households

29%

Households with children

30%

Households

10,092

Owned 68% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), for BL5 2.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in BL5 2 (Aug 24–Nov 25, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL5 2GX 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?

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL5 2); 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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