Typical 3-bedroom house£200kmost £167k–£232k
Houses per m²£2,342flats £1,823
Sold last year2341,566 in five years
Prices in Bolton+5.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL4 sold for £200,457 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £166,978 and £232,219, for about 84 m² of space. That is 11% less than the same home across Bolton (£224,000).
234 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £77k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BL4 7 (£2,155) and the most in BL4 8 (£2,473).
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 £914 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £40,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about BL4
Is BL4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% less than across Bolton; prices in Bolton are up 5.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.9% against 43.8%); 234 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 BL4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL4 sold for £200,457 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £166,978 and £232,219.
Is BL4 expensive for Bolton?
A 3-bedroom house in BL4 costs 11% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bolton (£224,000).
How many homes sell in BL4 each year?
234 homes sold in the last year and 1,566 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near BL4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bridgewater Primary School, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
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.