Residential dwellings
13,232
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
BL5 house prices
Sold £2,802/m² · Median sold £245,903 (325 sales) · Index +4.8% y/y · Turnover 2.7% · 12 months, sales to May 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is BL5?
BL5: residential dwellings 13,232.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
BL5 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 6 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 12,586
- Mixed-use buildings
- 98%
- HMO-shaped units
- 3.0%
- EPC A or B
- 14%
- EPC D or worse
- 48%
What does BL5 cost?
BL5: sold price per m² £2,802/m² (12 months to May 2026, 325 sales). +4.8% over the year to Jun 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£2,802/m² 12 months to May 2026
325 sales
+4.8% over the year to Jun 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 325 sales.
Sold price
£245,903 12 months to May 2026
325 sales
+4.8% over the year to Jun 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 325 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£284,063 12 months to Sep 2026
1,051 listings
+3.4% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,051 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jun 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 6 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does BL5 earn?
BL5: asking rent £810/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 250 lets).
Asking rent
£810/month 12 months to Sep 2026
250 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 250 lets. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
326 lets
-25.3% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 326 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does BL5 vary by home size?
Asking price in BL5 runs from £180,588 for 2 bedrooms to £402,791 for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £180,588 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1% on the previous 12 months | 238 |
| 3 bedrooms | £259,367 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.7% on the previous 12 months | 412 |
| 4 bedrooms | £402,791 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.5% on the previous 12 months | 322 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is BL5?
BL5: turnover 2.7% (12 months to Feb 2026, 354 sales). -22.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.7% 12 months to Feb 2026
354 sales
-22.7% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Feb 2026, 354 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Completed sales
516 12 months to Mar 2026
516 sales
-9.8% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 516 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
New listings
671 12 months to Sep 2026
671 listings
+16.7% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 671 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in BL5?
26 agents listed homes for sale in BL5; the three largest took 50% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 26
- Top three agents’ share
- 50%
- New homes among listings
- 2.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns BL5?
Corporate landlords hold 96% of the 933 units in BL5 whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords96% of classified · 898 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.5% of classified · 33 units
- Housing associations0.2% of classified · 2 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does BL5 rank?
BL5 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Bolton for sold price per m², at £2,818/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Bolton
BL5 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Bolton for sold price per m², at £2,818/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL5 | £2,818/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 315 | measured |
| 2 | BL6 | £2,702/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 372 | measured |
| 3 | BL2 | £2,591/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 426 | measured |
| 4 | BL3 | £2,370/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 398 | measured |
| 5 | BL1 | £2,364/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 558 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Bolton
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Bolton
BL5 ranks 6th of 6 postcode districts in Bolton for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.1%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL4 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 310 | measured |
| 2 | BL1 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,664 | measured |
| 3 | BL2 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 536 | measured |
| 4 | BL3 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 552 | measured |
| 5 | BL6 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 473 | measured |
| 6 | BL5 | 3.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 326 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Bolton
Turnover · postcode districts in Bolton
BL5 ranks 1st of 6 postcode districts in Bolton for turnover, at 2.5%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL5 | 2.5% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 325 | measured |
| 2 | BL6 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 371 | measured |
| 3 | BL2 | 2.0% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 439 | measured |
| 4 | BL4 | 1.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 5 | BL1 | 1.7% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 535 | measured |
Where next from BL5?
- BoltonThe wider market this area sits in.
- BL1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,738/m² · Sep 2026
- BL2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,902/m² · Sep 2026
- BL3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,256/m² · Sep 2026
- BL4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,370/m² · Sep 2026
- BL6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,905/m² · Sep 2026
- M29Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
- M38Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,713/m² · Sep 2026
- M46Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,588/m² · Sep 2026
- WN2Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,188/m² · Sep 2026
- WN7Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,598/m² · Sep 2026
- M28Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,704/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about BL5
- What is the median house price in BL5?
- Homes in BL5 sold for a median £245,903 over the 12 months to May 2026, 325 sales. Per square metre that is £2,802/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in BL5 changed?
- +4.8% over the year to Jun 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in BL5?
- Homes to let in BL5 asked a median £810/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 250 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in BL5?
- 3.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 326 lets. -25.3% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in BL5?
- 2.7% of the homes in BL5 changed hands over the 12 months to Feb 2026, 354 sales.
- What kind of homes are in BL5?
- BL5 has 13,232 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about BL5
- Property values in BL5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in BL5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in BL5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in BL5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in BL5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in BL5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in BL5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 325 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 325 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,051 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 561 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 250 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 326 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 | 354 sales |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 516 sales |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 671 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 380 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Asking to sold
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Listings for sale
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Days to completion
- Only 5 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
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