BL7 9LU
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Property report — BL7 9LU
Open-data due diligence for BL7 9LU and the area around it.
BL7 9LU in brief: 40 recorded sales (£330–£347,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BL7 9LU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BL7 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£309,268
Population
18,634
Crimes recorded
16
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BL7 9, 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 (39 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | £225,000 | 64 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-17 | £182,000 | 18 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-30 | £216,000 | 44 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-30 | £216,000 | 44 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-04-14 | £183,000 | 66 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2023-01-31 | £347,000 | 46 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-30 | £188,000 | 20 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-14 | £330 | 30 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Other |
| 2021-11-26 | £180,000 | 68 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-29 | £290,000 | 46 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-04-15 | £168,850 | 16 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-28 | £175,000 | 42 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-21 | £128,000 | 10 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-12-11 | £139,500 | 26 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-11 | £142,500 | 30 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2015-02-27 | £112,500 | 12 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-26 | £149,000 | 36 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2013-10-18 | £127,500 | 46 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-09 | £156,500 | 32 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2011-01-07 | £117,000 | 2 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-07 | £152,000 | 34 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2009-05-29 | £164,000 | 60 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-09-02 | £125,000 | 34 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2008-05-02 | £142,000 | 28 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Terraced |
| 2005-12-15 | £160,000 | 36 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2005-08-26 | £130,000 | 32 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-15 | £150,000 | 44 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2004-01-05 | £103,109 | 64 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-18 | £90,000 | 28 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Terraced |
| 2003-03-14 | £93,000 | 60 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-14 | £43,234 | 16 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-12 | £81,000 | 38 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Detached |
| 2000-01-21 | £52,000 | 56 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-06 | £43,000 | 38 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Detached |
| 1999-07-13 | £40,000 | 56 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-30 | £61,000 | 50 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-09 | £52,000 | 62 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1999-03-19 | £58,000 | 66 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £64,950 | 36 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £54,500 | 6 BIRTENSHAW CRESCENT | Semi-detached |
40 recorded sales on BL7 9LU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turton School | 0.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| Eagley Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Eagley Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sharples Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Oaks Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton | 0.6 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: EDGWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi) · BROMLEY MEADOWS SURGERY (0.6 mi) · MANDALAY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BOLTON ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.1 mi) · ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL (4.1 mi) · BEAUMONT HOSPITAL (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Bromley Cross railway station (including signal box and low level platform) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · PORCH TO BRADSHAW HALL TO SOUTH OF BRADSHAW HALL FOLD (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Former barn to Bradshaw Hall Farm (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · HARWOOD PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Bromley Cross (0.1 mi) · Hall i' th' Wood (1.1 mi) · Bolton (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.8 mi) · Morrisons (0.9 mi) · Lidl (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 8,005
Owned 85% · Social rent 3% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BL7 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BL7 9 (May 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 BL7 9LU 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 | DistrictBL7 | SectorBL7 9 | PostcodeBL7 9LU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £321,418 | £309,268 | £132,562 |
| Population | 21,416 | 18,634 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 16 | — | — |
| Schools | 9 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 66% | 86% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BL7 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 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.