Detached
£363,633
61% above the Westhoughton average
28.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Westhoughton? £225,992
The average house price in Westhoughton is £225,992, based on 337 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 6.8% (£16,417) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −6.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 337
- 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 Westhoughton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£213,984
5% below the Westhoughton average
33.3% of sales
Terraced
£173,023
23% below the Westhoughton average
31.0% of sales
Flats
£114,241
49% below the Westhoughton average
6.9% of sales
Are house prices in Westhoughton going up or down?
House prices in Westhoughton are falling: down 6.8% (£16,417) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 51.0% (£76,377).
Past 12 months
−6.8%
−£16,417From £242,409 to £225,992
£242,409£225,992
Past 10 years
+51.0%
+£76,377From £149,615 to £225,992
£242,409£149,615
Quick answers for Westhoughton
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£281,877
Highest average, reached in September 2025
How many homes sold?
337
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
33.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
31.9% of sales
How many people live in Westhoughton?
25,330
3,662 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 Westhoughton?
10,910
1,577 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 Westhoughton?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.4% of the area · 12 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Westhoughton rank?
3rd most expensive area of Bolton.
Compared with 3 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Westhoughton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Westhoughton, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
2 higher drake meadow, greater manchester
£1,164,000
Sold April 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Westhoughton compare with nearby areas?
Westhoughton compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Bolton.
Westhoughton vs Horwich
- Westhoughton
- £225,992
- Horwich
- £230,260+£4,268
Open comparison
Westhoughton vs Blackrod
- Westhoughton
- £225,992
- Blackrod
- £227,594+£1,602
Open comparison
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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 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Westhoughton dataset covers 639 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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