Kensington Drive, Horwich, Bolton

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BL6 6AE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£362,333

3 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£288,468

17 sales

Price range

£220k – £430k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Jan 2026

BL6 6AE

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At a glance

House prices£362k average56% above the Bolton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station25 min walkHorwich Parkway station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold67% leaseholdAcross 18 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

17 property sales on Kensington Drive, Horwich, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £362,333. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £288,468. That is 56% above the Bolton average of £232,567 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Drive range from £219,950 to £430,000. 33% of homes sold here were freehold and 67% leasehold. Of 523 streets in Bolton with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Drive ranks 55th for average price.

House prices on Kensington Drive compared

Kensington Drive£362,333

BL6 postcode area£266,720

Bolton£232,567

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BL6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 33% freehold and 67% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	17	£288,468	21 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Kensington Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
42, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	21 Jan 2026	£417,000	Detached	Freehold
35, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	10 Dec 2025	£395,000	Detached	Freehold
13, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	20 Nov 2025	£275,000	Detached	Leasehold
4, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	28 May 2025	£297,000	Detached	Leasehold
23, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	18 Dec 2024	£280,000	Detached	Leasehold
16, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	16 Aug 2024	£285,000	Detached	Freehold
1, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	10 Nov 2023	£430,000	Detached	Leasehold
19, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	16 Sep 2022	£1,125	Other	Freehold
35, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	24 Jun 2022	£276,000	Detached	Freehold
12, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	24 Mar 2021	£270,000	Detached	Leasehold
19, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	5 Feb 2021	£233,000	Detached	Leasehold
43, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	22 Jan 2021	£345,000	Detached	Freehold
26, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	22 Oct 2020	£258,000	Detached	Leasehold
17, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	27 Mar 2020	£219,950	Detached	Leasehold
4, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	30 Jul 2019	£243,000	Detached	Leasehold
9, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	28 Apr 2017	£222,500	Detached	Leasehold
49, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	27 Apr 2017	£237,500	Detached	Leasehold
21, Kensington Drive BL6 6AE	29 Jul 2016	£220,000	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
35, Kensington Drive	£276,000 (Jun 2022) → £395,000 (Dec 2025)	+43% over 3 yrs
4, Kensington Drive	£243,000 (Jul 2019) → £297,000 (May 2025)	+22% over 6 yrs
19, Kensington Drive	£233,000 (Feb 2021) → £1,125 (Sep 2022)	-100% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Kensington Drive

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kensington Drive in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

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

Flood risk

Kensington Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Upper River Douglas Flood alert area
Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall 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 Kensington Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Lever Park School 99 pupils	Academy special sponsor led	11–16	Report	0.2 mi
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 300 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School 214 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Chorley New Road Primary Academy 316 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Beacon Primary School 209 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
St Catherine's CofE Primary School 237 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Joseph's RC High School 1,047 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Claypool Primary School 218 pupils	Primary	4–11	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

Horwich Parkway station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
Blackrod station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Lostock station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Fleet Street (nr, Chorley Old Road) 4 min walk
Bank Top Brewery Ale House (opp, Church Street) 4 min walk
Gingham Brow (nr, Chorley Old Road) 4 min walk
Bank Top Brewery Ale House (o/s, Church Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners
Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub, Victoria Road, Bolton · 0.3 mi
Kildonan House
Ramsbottom Road, Horwich, Bolton · 0.4 mi
Aspull Surgery
Aspull Health & Wellbeing Centre, Haigh Road, Wigan · 2.8 mi
Heaton Medical Centre
2 Lucy Street, Heaton, Bolton · 2.8 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Chorley New Road · 0.5 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Horwich Local · 0.5 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Winter Hey Lane · 0.6 mi
Iceland Iceland Horwich · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Heatons Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Kildonan Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Horwich Pharmacy & Wellness Clinic · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Victoria Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
Horwich Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.7 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	6 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	69.0%	62.5%
Private rented	24.2%	20.3%
Social rented	6.8%	17.1%
Households	793

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.7%	18.6%
Residents	1,758

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 Kensington Drive

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Who lives around Kensington Drive

Ethnic group

	Here	Bolton
White	92.6%	72%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.7%	20.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.2%	2.2%
Other ethnic group	0.9%	1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.6%	3.8%

Religion

	Here	Bolton
Christian	55.4%	47%
No religion	36.2%	25.8%
Not answered	3.9%	4.6%
Muslim	1.8%	19.9%
Hindu	1.6%	2%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.2%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Bolton
Born in the UK	93.9%	83.1%
Born outside the UK	6.1%	16.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bolton
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.9%	27.4%
Level 3 qualifications	19.8%	16.4%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	13.9%
No qualifications	13.1%	22.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.7%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	7.6%	6.2%
Other qualifications	2%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Bolton
Very good health	51.1%	48%
Good health	34.4%	32.7%
Fair health	10.2%	13.1%
Bad health	3.2%	4.7%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bolton
1 car or van in household	44.7%	42.8%
2 cars or vans in household	29.4%	25.2%
No cars or vans in household	18.7%	24.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	7.2%	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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