Living in Bolton, Greater Manchester
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Property Market in Bolton
Average Prices by Type in BoltonThis is the average asking price of homes currently listed for sale on Domovita in this area - not sold prices. For prices homes actually sold for, see our sold-price pages.
| Type | Avg. Price | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £249,401 | 42 |
| Terrace | £174,123 | 28 |
| Detached | £484,884 | 22 |
| Flat | £135,261 | 19 |
| House | £224,889 | 9 |
| Commercial | £194,500 | 4 |
| Cottage | £229,988 | 4 |
House prices and local earnings
Homes in Bolton cost 6.21 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).
- Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
- Bolton a year earlier: 6.40 times (2024)
What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Bolton over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Bolton, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.
Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.
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Local administration around Bolton
Boundary data: mySociety MapIt. MP data: UK Parliament Members API. Based on the town-centre postcode, so a larger town may span more than one ward, constituency or MP - check your exact address for certainty.
Recent sold prices near Bolton (postcode sector BL1 1)
| Address | Price | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46, STONECROSS HOUSE, 21 - 27, CHURCHGATE | £60,000 | Flat | Sep 2026 |
| FLAT 17, THE OLD SCHOOL ROOMS, GREAT MOOR STREET | £78,000 | Flat | Jul 2026 |
| APARTMENT 8, PROVINCIAL HOUSE, 6, NELSON SQUARE | £50,000 | Flat | Apr 2026 |
| FLAT 12, THE OLD SCHOOL ROOMS, GREAT MOOR STREET | £100,000 | Flat | Mar 2026 |
| 10, CHEADLE MEWS | £260,000 | Terraced | Nov 2025 |
| 10, PADERBORN WAY | £261,250 | Terraced | Oct 2025 |
| 6, CHEADLE MEWS | £275,500 | Terraced | Oct 2025 |
| 6, PADERBORN WAY | £245,000 | Terraced | Sep 2025 |
| 160, BLACKHORSE STREET | £299,950 | Terraced | Mar 2025 |
| 162, BLACKHORSE STREET | £270,000 | Terraced | Mar 2025 |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.