Brightwater, Horwich, Bolton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Brightwater, Horwich, Bolton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bolton-greater-manchester/brightwater/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL6 5GW.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£253,958

21 sales

Price range

£190k – £358k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Sep 2025

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At a glance

House prices£254k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkBlackrod station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold92% leaseholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on Brightwater, Horwich, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £259,480. Average sale prices rose from £220,000 in 2016 to £300,000 in 2025 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% detached, 10% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Brightwater range from £190,000 to £357,625. 8% of homes sold here were freehold and 92% leasehold.

House prices on Brightwater compared

BL6 postcode area£266,720

Bolton£232,567

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Brightwater has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BL6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 8% freehold and 92% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	19	£259,480	12 Sep 2025
Terraced	2	£201,500	17 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Brightwater

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
21, Brightwater BL6 5GW	12 Sep 2025	£320,000	Detached	Leasehold
24, Brightwater BL6 5GW	22 Aug 2025	£320,000	Detached	Freehold
24, Brightwater BL6 5GW	30 Apr 2025	£345,000	Detached	Leasehold
7, Brightwater BL6 5GW	14 Mar 2025	£260,000	Detached	Leasehold
17, Brightwater BL6 5GW	17 Dec 2024	£327,500	Detached	Leasehold
11, Brightwater BL6 5GW	20 Sep 2024	£357,625	Detached	Leasehold
21, Brightwater BL6 5GW	26 Apr 2024	£320,000	Detached	Leasehold
14, Brightwater BL6 5GW	17 Mar 2023	£213,000	Terraced	Leasehold
20, Brightwater BL6 5GW	11 Mar 2022	£190,000	Terraced	Leasehold
10, Brightwater BL6 5GW	17 Aug 2021	£2,750	Other	Freehold
8, Brightwater BL6 5GW	30 Jun 2021	£315,000	Detached	Leasehold
3, Brightwater BL6 5GW	14 May 2021	£260,000	Detached	Leasehold
32, Brightwater BL6 5GW	27 Sep 2019	£222,500	Detached	Leasehold
5, Brightwater BL6 5GW	16 Jan 2019	£235,000	Detached	Leasehold
9, Brightwater BL6 5GW	1 Oct 2018	£247,500	Detached	Leasehold
21, Brightwater BL6 5GW	24 Jul 2017	£203,000	Detached	Leasehold
3, Brightwater BL6 5GW	1 Jun 2017	£222,000	Detached	Leasehold
24, Brightwater BL6 5GW	20 Dec 2016	£216,000	Detached	Leasehold
30, Brightwater BL6 5GW	15 Dec 2016	£203,000	Detached	Leasehold
1, Brightwater BL6 5GW	4 Nov 2016	£296,000	Detached	Leasehold
2, Brightwater BL6 5GW	6 May 2016	£195,000	Detached	Leasehold
7, Brightwater BL6 5GW	29 Mar 2016	£200,000	Detached	Leasehold
2, Brightwater BL6 5GW	22 Mar 2016	£205,000	Detached	Leasehold
2A, Brightwater BL6 5GW	11 Mar 2016	£210,000	Detached	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
21, Brightwater	£203,000 (Jul 2017) → £320,000 (Apr 2024) → £320,000 (Sep 2025)	+58% over 8 yrs
24, Brightwater	£216,000 (Dec 2016) → £345,000 (Apr 2025) → £320,000 (Aug 2025)	+48% over 9 yrs
7, Brightwater	£200,000 (Mar 2016) → £260,000 (Mar 2025)	+30% over 9 yrs
3, Brightwater	£222,000 (Jun 2017) → £260,000 (May 2021)	+17% over 4 yrs
2, Brightwater	£205,000 (Mar 2016) → £195,000 (May 2016)	-5% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Brightwater

Crime

7 crimes were reported within about a mile of Brightwater in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Possession of weapons	4
Other theft	2
Violence & sexual offences	1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Brightwater is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Douglas Flood alert area
Pearl Brook at Horwich, area close to the river from Bridge Street and Old Station Park to the M61 Flood warning area
Pearl Brook at Horwich, Bridge Street, Lee Lane, Winter Hey Lane and Greenstone Avenue areas Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Brightwater

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Catherine's CofE Primary School 237 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Blackrod Primary School 311 pupils	Primary	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.7 mi
Beacon Primary School 209 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.9 mi
Lever Park School 99 pupils	Academy special sponsor led	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School 260 pupils	Primary Church of England/Methodist	3–11	Report	1.0 mi
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 300 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	1.0 mi
Chorley New Road Primary Academy 316 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School 214 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Good Report	1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Blackrod station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
Horwich Parkway station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Adlington (Lancs) station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Butterwick Fields (opp, Crown Lane) 1 min walk
Butterwick Fields (nr, Crown Lane) 3 min walk
Avondale Close (opp, Vale Avenue) 4 min walk
Blackrod Rail Station (Stop B, Station Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Kildonan House
Ramsbottom Road, Horwich, Bolton · 0.8 mi
Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners
Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub, Victoria Road, Bolton · 1.0 mi
Aspull Surgery
Aspull Health & Wellbeing Centre, Haigh Road, Wigan · 1.9 mi
Granville House Med Ctre
Granville Street, Adlington, Chorley · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Euro Garage Rivington Southbound · 0.6 mi
Aldi Aldi Wallsuches Horwich · 0.6 mi
Iceland Iceland Horwich · 0.6 mi
Spar Spar - Euro Garage Rivington Northbound · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Kildonan Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi
Speaks Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Horwich Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
Victoria Road (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	4 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	69.0%	62.5%
Private rented	11.4%	20.3%
Social rented	19.5%	17.1%
Households	622

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,631

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	97%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	92%

Share of homes across Bolton with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Brightwater

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Who lives around Brightwater

Ethnic group

	Here	Bolton
White	94.5%	72%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.6%	20.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.8%	2.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.9%	3.8%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	1.9%

Religion

	Here	Bolton
Christian	56.3%	47%
No religion	35.8%	25.8%
Not answered	5.4%	4.6%
Muslim	0.9%	19.9%
Hindu	0.7%	2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Bolton
Born in the UK	95.1%	83.1%
Born outside the UK	4.9%	16.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bolton
Level 4 qualifications and above	28.4%	27.4%
Level 3 qualifications	19.7%	16.4%
No qualifications	18%	22.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15.7%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	6.2%
Other qualifications	1.9%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Bolton
Very good health	48%	48%
Good health	33.8%	32.7%
Fair health	11.8%	13.1%
Bad health	4.9%	4.7%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bolton
1 car or van in household	44.1%	42.8%
2 cars or vans in household	33.3%	25.2%
No cars or vans in household	12.9%	24.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.8%	7.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bolton.

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