Sold £2,526/m² · Median sold £213,498 (2,530 sales) · Index +5.7% y/y · Turnover 1.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Bolton?
EPC A or B
8.2%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Bolton cost?
Bolton: sold price per m² £2,526/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 2,530 sales). +0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,526/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
2,530 sales
+0.2% on the previous 12 months.
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 Jun 2026, 2,530 sales.
Sold price
£213,498 12 months to Jun 2026
2,530 sales
-4.3% on the previous 12 months.
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 Jun 2026, 2,530 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
£229,340 12 months to Sep 2026
6,525 listings
-0.6% 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, 6,525 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,527/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,563/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £137,257 in Sep 2016 to £206,510 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £174,950 in Jan 2022 to £235,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,804/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,724/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 101% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 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
Asking price index: 93.8 in Jan 2022 to 107.7 in Sep 2026.
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, 2,587 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,861 lets
-1.9% 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, 3,861 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £988/month in Aug 2025 to £802/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.3% in Jan 2022 to 4.5% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 82.5 in Jan 2022 to 113.7 in Sep 2026.
How does Bolton vary by home size?
Asking price in Bolton runs from £97,937 for 1 bedroom to £575,249 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Bolton. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£97,937
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.3% on the previous 12 months
174
2 bedrooms
£156,243
12 months to Sep 2026
+0% on the previous 12 months
2062
3 bedrooms
£241,207
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.1% on the previous 12 months
2704
4 bedrooms
£395,756
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.6% on the previous 12 months
1178
5+ bedrooms
£575,249
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.1% on the previous 12 months
335
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 Bolton?
Bolton: turnover 1.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 2,521 sales). -24.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
2,521 sales
-24.2% 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 Mar 2026, 2,521 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.
Listings for sale
4,474 12 months to Sep 2026
4,474 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,474 listings.
New listings
4,567 12 months to Sep 2026
4,567 listings
+19% 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, 4,567 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 354 in Aug 2025 to 441 in Sep 2026.New listings: 302 in Jan 2022 to 445 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 59 in Jan 2022 to 129 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,223 in Sep 2026 to 3,986 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 188 days in Jan 2022 to 167 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Bolton?
92 agents listed homes for sale in Bolton; the three largest took 19% of the listings.
Agents active
92
Top three agents’ share
19%
New homes among listings
4.9%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Bolton?
Corporate landlords hold 95% of the 9,251 units in Bolton whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords95% of classified · 8,780 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.6% of classified · 337 units
Housing associations1.1% of classified · 98 units
RMC0.4% of classified · 35 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 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 Bolton rank?
Bolton ranks 9th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £2,526/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Greater Manchester
Bolton ranks 9th of 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester for sold price per m², at £2,526/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Greater Manchester, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
BL1Postcode district · Asking £2,738/m² · Sep 2026
BL2Postcode district · Asking £2,902/m² · Sep 2026
BL3Postcode district · Asking £2,256/m² · Sep 2026
BL4Postcode district · Asking £2,370/m² · Sep 2026
BL5Postcode district · Asking £3,635/m² · Sep 2026
BL6Postcode district · Asking £2,905/m² · Sep 2026
BuryNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,513/m² · Sep 2026
ManchesterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,379/m² · Sep 2026
OldhamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,979/m² · Sep 2026
RochdaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
SalfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,140/m² · Sep 2026
StockportNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,941/m² · Sep 2026
TamesideNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,124/m² · Sep 2026
TraffordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,514/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Bolton
What is the median house price in Bolton?
Homes in Bolton sold for a median £213,498 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,530 sales. Per square metre that is £2,526/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Bolton changed?
+0.2% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Bolton?
Homes to let in Bolton asked a median £909/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,587 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Bolton?
4.7% 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, 3,861 lets. -1.9% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Bolton?
1.9% of the homes in Bolton changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 2,521 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.