BL6 5SW
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Property report — BL6 5SW
Open-data due diligence for BL6 5SW and the area around it.
BL6 5SW in brief: 55 recorded sales (£22,440–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL6 5SW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL6 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£225,165
Population
19,701
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
84%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL6 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 (43 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-25 | £195,000 | 540 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-07-26 | £137,000 | 524 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2024-02-02 | £170,000 | 518 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-11-04 | £235,000 | 536 MANCHESTER ROAD | Other |
| 2022-10-27 | £135,000 | 528 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-05-06 | £160,000 | 548 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2022-02-21 | £147,000 | 506 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-09-29 | £132,500 | 508 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-15 | £130,000 | 512 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-07-21 | £146,000 | 516 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-06-01 | £275,000 | 570 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-02-26 | £131,500 | 534 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2021-01-15 | £158,000 | 540 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2020-11-12 | £235,000 | 572 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-15 | £850,000 | WILLOWCROFT MANCHESTER ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-05-14 | £140,000 | 510 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-20 | £180,000 | 536 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-02-08 | £125,000 | 522 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-10-12 | £100,000 | 532 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-09-01 | £163,000 | 538 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-01-30 | £107,000 | 508 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-30 | £123,000 | 556 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-02-12 | £112,000 | 522 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2015-08-21 | £102,250 | 530 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2015-06-25 | £146,500 | 536 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-08-07 | £76,000 | 540 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-07-31 | £115,000 | 546 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-11-06 | £545,000 | WILLOWCROFT MANCHESTER ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-08-10 | £86,500 | 552 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-21 | £88,750 | 528 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2011-09-30 | £80,000 | 506 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-03-31 | £90,000 | 524 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-11-10 | £62,500 | 532 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-07-13 | £83,000 | 534 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-03-30 | £108,994 | 522 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-06-29 | £140,000 | 578 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-26 | £129,000 | 566 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-05-29 | £71,500 | 556 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-03-21 | £69,000 | 524 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-08-30 | £77,500 | 512 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-08-23 | £80,500 | 530 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-08-09 | £82,000 | 510 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-07-08 | £22,440 | 560 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-08 | £52,000 | 530 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-07-14 | £30,000 | 516 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-01-17 | £49,000 | 520 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-12-24 | £23,000 | 530 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1999-08-02 | £49,995 | 546 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-11-12 | £45,000 | 508 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-11 | £40,000 | 504 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-15 | £48,500 | 510 MANCHESTER ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-03 | £28,000 | 566 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-02-06 | £35,000 | 528 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-10-25 | £45,000 | 524 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-01-25 | £24,500 | 528 MANCHESTER ROAD | Terraced |
55 recorded sales on BL6 5SW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrod Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Aspull Church Primary School | 1.1 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: ASPULL SURGERY (1.0 mi) · KILDONAN HOUSE (1.4 mi) · PIKE VIEW, DR MALHOTRA & PARTNERS (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GREEN BARN FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · GEORGIAN HOUSE HOTEL (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Blackrod War Memorial (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOLLOWOOD CHEMIST (1.0 mi) · SPEAKS PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · HOLLOWOOD CHEMISTS (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Blackrod (0.7 mi) · Horwich Parkway (1.3 mi) · Westhoughton (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Spar (1.2 mi) · Aldi (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 8,779
Owned 70% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL6 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL6 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BL6 5SW 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 | DistrictBL6 | SectorBL6 5 | PostcodeBL6 5SW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £290,791 | £225,165 | £127,517 |
| Population | 39,998 | 19,701 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 11 | 3 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 84% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL6 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 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.