Detached
£401,243
83% above the Bolton average
18.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Bolton? £219,398
The average house price in Bolton is £219,398, based on 3,241 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.1% (£262) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 3,241
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bolton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£230,014
5% above the Bolton average
34.1% of sales
Terraced
£159,635
27% below the Bolton average
39.6% of sales
Flats
£121,519
45% below the Bolton average
8.1% of sales
Are house prices in Bolton going up or down?
House prices in Bolton are falling: down 0.1% (£262) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 54.3% (£77,164).
Past 12 months
−0.1%
−£262From £219,660 to £219,398
£222,047£218,213
Past 10 years
+54.3%
+£77,164From £142,234 to £219,398
£219,660£142,234
Quick answers for Bolton
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£237,974
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
3,241
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
39.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
28.6% of sales
How many people live in Bolton?
295,932
5,476 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bolton?
118,785
2,198 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bolton?
30 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.4% of the area · 71 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Horwich
£230,260
Least expensive
Westhoughton
£225,992
How does Bolton rank?
9th most expensive area of Greater Manchester.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bolton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bolton, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
knowsley manor chorley new road, greater manchester
£3,000,000
Sold March 2014
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How do house prices in Bolton compare with nearby areas?
Bolton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Greater Manchester.
Bolton vs Wigan
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Wigan
- £207,140−£12,258
Open comparison
Bolton vs Bury
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Bury
- £260,292+£40,894
Open comparison
Bolton vs Salford
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Salford
- £249,457+£30,059
Open comparison
Bolton vs Trafford
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Trafford
- £449,609+£230,211
Open comparison
Bolton vs Rochdale
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Rochdale
- £221,866+£2,468
Open comparison
Bolton vs Manchester
- Bolton
- £219,398
- Manchester
- £280,030+£60,632
Open comparison
Which areas of Bolton are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 3 areas of Bolton, most expensive first.
- 1
£230,260
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 2
£227,594
Change over one year: −5.8%
- 3
£225,992
Change over one year: −6.8%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Bolton dataset covers 9,883 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.