Typical 3-bedroom house£244kmost £199k–£292k
Houses per m²£3,100flats £2,141
Sold last year2321,752 in five years
Prices in Bolton+5.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL5 sold for £243,966 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £198,863 and £292,493, for about 86 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across Bolton (£224,000).
232 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £93k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BL5 2 (£3,006) and the most in BL5 1 (£3,299).
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 £1,113 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £49,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about BL5
Is BL5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% more than across Bolton; prices in Bolton are up 5.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.4% against 43.8%); 232 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 BL5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in BL5 sold for £243,966 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £198,863 and £292,493.
Is BL5 expensive for Bolton?
A 3-bedroom house in BL5 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bolton (£224,000).
How many homes sell in BL5 each year?
232 homes sold in the last year and 1,752 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near BL5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Gates Primary School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near BL5?
For a 3-bedroom house, M46 (£195k, 3 km), WN2 (£181k, 5 km), WN7 (£186k, 6 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.