BL5 is an outcode in Bolton, covering the neighbourhoods of Westhoughton West, Westhoughton East, Westhoughton Daisy Hill, Horwich East and Over Hulton. Over the last 12 months 289 properties changed hands — a median of £118k for flats (£2,261/sqm) and £237k for houses (£2,883/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band C.
Recorded dwellings
8,883
residential addresses we hold records for
Across
3
sectors — see breakdown below
Sales
12 month
3 year
Flats
22
86
Houses
267
1,136
Recorded transactions across the area.
Median sale price
12 month
3 year
Flats
£118k
n = 22
£114k
n = 86
Houses
£237k
n = 267
£240k
n = 1,136
Median sale price across the window.
Median £/sqm
12 month
3 year
Flats
£2,261
n = 21
£1,982
n = 85
Houses
£2,883
n = 266
£2,871
n = 1,127
Typical price per square metre, where floor area is available.
Bar height = median sale price. Tick = mean. Trend word reads the joint state of the 6m-vs-12m and 6m-vs-3y tiers.
Size-normalised — £ per sqm
Mean
Houses
▼Easing
−3.0% vs 12m
−2.6% vs 3y
Flats
·Plateauing
+5.0% vs 12m
+19.7% vs 3y
From EPC-matched floor area. Hatched bars mark windows where fewer than 60% of sales matched a certificate.
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Segment
Avg £
Median £
Avg £/sqm
Median £/sqm
Houses · 6m
Avg £
£263k
n=76
Median £
£240k
n=76
Avg £/sqm
£2,858
n=76
Median £/sqm
£2,797
n=76
Houses · 12m
Avg £
£261k
n=267
Median £
£237k
n=267
Avg £/sqm
£2,878
n=266
Median £/sqm
£2,883
n=266
Houses · 3y
Avg £
£262k
n=1,136
Median £
£240k
n=1,136
Avg £/sqm
£2,839
n=1,127
Median £/sqm
£2,871
n=1,127
Flats · 6m
Avg £
£118k
n=8
Median £
£110k
n=8
Avg £/sqm
£2,161
n=7
Median £/sqm
£2,373
n=7
Flats · 12m
Avg £
£123k
n=22
Median £
£118k
n=22
Avg £/sqm
£2,164
n=21
Median £/sqm
£2,261
n=21
Flats · 3y
Avg £
£116k
n=86
Median £
£114k
n=86
Avg £/sqm
£2,020
n=85
Median £/sqm
£1,982
n=85
PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y
Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.
EPC · 25Y
Certificates issued, by band.
Median EPC score
69
Median potential
83
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
COUNCIL TAX
Band distribution.
Column width shows the number of properties in each council tax band. Colour shows the composition within that band.
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band A
4,784
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Semi-detached
Bungalows
Band B
3,539
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
Bungalows
Band C
2,827
Semi-detached
Detached
Bungalows
Band D
2,530
Detached
Band E
1,154
Detached
Band F
328
Detached
Band G
136
Detached
Band H
12
Band I
0
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced houses
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Bungalows
Other/unknown
Property type totals
Flats/maisonettes
1,565
10%
Terraced houses
4,123
27%
Semi-detached houses
4,122
27%
Detached houses
3,808
25%
Bungalows
1,723
11%
Other/unknown
30
<1%
AMENITIES
Transport access and schools.
Counts of public transport stop points and schools inside the outcode (or within ~100m of the boundary). Drill into a sector for the full stop-by-stop list.