Typical 3-bedroom house£219kmost £172k–£289k
Houses per m²£2,680flats £2,051
Sold last year4513,341 in five years
Prices in Bolton+5.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL1 sold for £218,861 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £171,711 and £289,141, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Bolton (£224,000).
451 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BL1 3 (£1,949) and the most in BL1 5 (£3,241).
Across Bolton, prices are up 5.9% on a year ago and up 29.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £989 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £998 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £44,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.
Questions about BL1
Is BL1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Bolton; prices in Bolton are up 5.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (74.8% against 43.8%); 451 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in BL1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL1 sold for £218,861 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £171,711 and £289,141.
Is BL1 expensive for Bolton?
A 3-bedroom house in BL1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Bolton (£224,000).
How many homes sell in BL1 each year?
451 homes sold in the last year and 3,341 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near BL1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Olive School, Bolton, where 95% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BL1?
For a 3-bedroom house, M38 (£186k, 7 km), M46 (£195k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.