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Forton Avenue, Bolton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forton Avenue, Bolton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bolton-greater-manchester/forton-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL2 6JE, BL2 6JF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£188,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£163,381
21 sales
Price range
£73k – £240k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Mar 2026
BL2 6JF

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At a glance

House prices£189k average19% below the Bolton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkBolton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% leaseholdAcross 28 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 Forton Avenue, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £188,833. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £163,381. Average sale prices rose from £117,000 in 2016 to £188,833 in 2026 (+61%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 19% below the Bolton average of £232,567 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Forton Avenue range from £73,000 to £240,000. 21% of homes sold here were freehold and 79% leasehold. Of 523 streets in Bolton with at least two sales in the last year, Forton Avenue ranks 317th for average price.

House prices on Forton Avenue compared

Forton Avenue£188,833
BL2 postcode area£222,530
Bolton£232,567
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £117,000 (2 sales)2016£117k2017: £93,500 (2 sales)2017£94k2018: £120,000 (1 sales)2018£120k2019: £156,000 (1 sales)2019£156k2020: £153,750 (2 sales)2020£154k2021: £175,000 (1 sales)2021£175k2022: £165,000 (1 sales)2022£165k2023: £187,000 (3 sales)2023£187k2024: £195,000 (3 sales)2024£195k2025: £187,000 (2 sales)2025£187k2026: £188,833 (3 sales)2026£189k

Tenure: 21% freehold and 79% leasehold across 28 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£163,38123 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Forton Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 26 May 2026£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 23 Mar 2026£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 16 Feb 2026£163,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
23, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 13 Feb 2026£195,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 21 Nov 2025£235,000 OtherLeasehold
17, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 17 Sep 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
65, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 31 Jul 2025£154,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
61, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 31 Jan 2025£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
29, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 1 Nov 2024£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 4 Oct 2024£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
43, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 2 Feb 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
19, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 30 Oct 2023£219,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
57, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 8 Sep 2023£155,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 12 Jan 2023£187,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
13, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 22 Nov 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
8, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 16 Nov 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
8, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 16 Nov 2022£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
46, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 29 Mar 2022£640 OtherFreehold
49, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 12 Nov 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
41, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 1 Jun 2021£775 OtherFreehold
48, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 20 Oct 2020£154,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
53, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 6 Mar 2020£153,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 8 Feb 2019£156,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
32, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 3 Aug 2018£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 31 Oct 2017£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 20 Mar 2017£73,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
46, Forton Avenue BL2 6JF 23 Sep 2016£112,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
33, Forton Avenue BL2 6JE 8 Jul 2016£121,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
67, Forton Avenue £73,000 (Mar 2017) → £163,000 (Feb 2026) +123%
over 9 yrs
46, Forton Avenue £112,500 (Sep 2016) → £640 (Mar 2022) -99%
over 6 yrs
49, Forton Avenue £156,000 (Feb 2019) → £175,000 (Nov 2021) +12%
over 3 yrs
32, Forton Avenue £114,000 (Oct 2017) → £120,000 (Aug 2018) +5%
over under a year

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Schools near Forton Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leverhulme Community Primary School 438 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Breightmet School 18 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.2 mi
Forwards Centre 48 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School 355 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Red Lane Primary School 475 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Blackshaw Primary School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Firwood High School 261 pupils Academy special converter 11–19 Report 0.9 mi
Bolton St Catherine's Academy 1,003 pupils All-through Church of England 2–16 Report 0.9 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

  • Bolton station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Hall i' th' Wood station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Moses Gate station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Savick Avenue (cnr, Bury Road) 2 min walk
  • Brock Avenue (opp, Garstang Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Brock Avenue (nr, Garstang Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Savick Avenue (opp, Bury Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Alastair Ross Medical Practice
    Breightment Health Centre, Breightmet Fold Lane, Bolton · 0.2 mi
  • The Dunstan Partnership
    Breightmet Health Centre, Breightmet Fold Lane, Bolton · 0.2 mi
  • Tonge Fold Health Centre
    Hilton St, Tonge Fold, Bolton · 0.7 mi
  • Bradford Street Surgery
    65 Bradford Street, Bolton · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Bolton Food Warehouse · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bolton Tonge Old Road · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - New Lane · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Bradford St Esso Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Maxwell's Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Medifix Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Alpha Dental Care Bolton · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 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 3 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned76.3%62.5%
Private rented16.4%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households670

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.5%18.6%
Residents1,574

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%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.

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Who lives around Forton Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBolton
White89.6%72%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%20.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%3.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%2.2%
Other ethnic group0.8%1.9%

Religion

HereBolton
Christian57.9%47%
No religion30.7%25.8%
Muslim5%19.9%
Not answered4.8%4.6%
Hindu0.8%2%
Other religion0.6%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Buddhist0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBolton
Born in the UK91.5%83.1%
Born outside the UK8.5%16.9%

Highest qualification

HereBolton
Level 4 qualifications and above22.7%27.4%
No qualifications20.5%22.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.8%16.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%10.7%
Apprenticeship9.3%6.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%

General health

HereBolton
Very good health43.5%48%
Good health36.2%32.7%
Fair health14.8%13.1%
Bad health4.1%4.7%
Very bad health1.5%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereBolton
1 car or van in household40.5%42.8%
2 cars or vans in household29.9%25.2%
No cars or vans in household22.6%24.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%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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