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Melbourne Grove, Horwich, Bolton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melbourne Grove, Horwich, Bolton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bolton-greater-manchester/melbourne-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL6 5NB, BL6 5LZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£176,350
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£159,282
22 sales
Price range
£90k – £233k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Aug 2026
BL6 5NB

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At a glance

House prices£176k average24% below the Bolton average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% 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 walkBlackrod station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold82% freeholdAcross 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

22 property sales on Melbourne Grove, Horwich, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £176,350. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £147,513. That is 24% below the Bolton average of £232,567 over the same period. 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 68% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melbourne Grove range from £90,000 to £232,500. 82% of homes sold here were freehold and 18% leasehold. Of 523 streets in Bolton with at least two sales in the last year, Melbourne Grove ranks 348th for average price.

House prices on Melbourne Grove compared

Melbourne Grove£176,350
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

2016: £130,000 (1 sales)2016£130k2017: £169,000 (2 sales)2017£169k2019: £118,000 (3 sales)2019£118k2020: £151,200 (5 sales)2020£151k2021: £154,000 (2 sales)2021£154k2022: £197,667 (3 sales)2022£198k2023: £228,750 (2 sales)2023£229k2024: £125,000 (1 sales)2024£125k2025: £90,000 (1 sales)2025£90k2026: £176,350 (2 sales)2026£176k

Tenure: 82% freehold and 18% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£147,51326 Aug 2026
Semi-detached6£180,25031 Jan 2023
Detached1£210,00017 Nov 2017

Sold prices on Melbourne Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 26 Aug 2026£170,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 30 Mar 2026£182,700 TerracedFreehold
6, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 31 Jan 2025£90,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 15 Mar 2024£125,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 24 May 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 31 Jan 2023£232,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
50, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 3 Jan 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 20 Dec 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 1 Jun 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 19 May 2022£141,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 13 May 2022£183,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 24 Sep 2021£202,500 OtherLeasehold
26, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 28 Jul 2021£173,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 5 Feb 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 30 Oct 2020£112,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 5 May 2020£111,000 OtherFreehold
45, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 17 Apr 2020£156,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 13 Mar 2020£130,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 12 Mar 2020£165,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 12 Mar 2020£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 9 Mar 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 12 Aug 2019£105,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 8 Jul 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 13 May 2019£99,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 17 Nov 2017£210,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 31 Jan 2017£128,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Melbourne Grove BL6 5NB 9 Dec 2016£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Melbourne Grove BL6 5LZ 14 Jan 2016£90,000 TerracedFreehold

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
23, Melbourne Grove £135,000 (Feb 2021) → £182,700 (Mar 2026) +35%
over 5 yrs
6, Melbourne Grove £90,000 (Jan 2016) → £90,000 (Jan 2025) +0%
over 9 yrs
15, Melbourne Grove £105,000 (Aug 2019) → £180,000 (Dec 2022) +71%
over 3 yrs
26, Melbourne Grove £111,000 (May 2020) → £173,000 (Jul 2021) +56%
over 1 yr
24, Melbourne Grove £128,000 (Jan 2017) → £140,000 (Mar 2020) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melbourne Grove

Crime

0 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melbourne Grove in the latest month.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% 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

Melbourne Grove 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 Melbourne Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lever Park School 99 pupils Academy special sponsor led 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School 300 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School 214 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Beacon Primary School 209 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Catherine's CofE Primary School 237 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Chorley New Road Primary Academy 316 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's RC High School 1,047 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.9 mi
Rivington and Blackrod High School 1,626 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Good Report 1.0 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 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Horwich Parkway station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Lostock station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • School Street (opp, Victoria Road) 2 min walk
  • Bank Top Brewery Ale House (o/s, Church Street) 2 min walk
  • Horwich Leisure Centre (opp, Church Street) 3 min walk
  • Bank Top Brewery Ale House (opp, Church Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners
    Horwich Health & Wellbeing Hub, Victoria Road, Bolton · 0.1 mi
  • Kildonan House
    Ramsbottom Road, Horwich, Bolton · 0.3 mi
  • Aspull Surgery
    Aspull Health & Wellbeing Centre, Haigh Road, Wigan · 2.7 mi
  • Granville House Med Ctre
    Granville Street, Adlington, Chorley · 2.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Horwich Local · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Winter Hey Lane · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Horwich · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wallsuches Horwich · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Heatons Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Horwich Pharmacy & Wellness Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • Kildonan Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Victoria Road (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Horwich Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned71.2%62.5%
Private rented14.7%20.3%
Social rented13.6%17.1%
Households626

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents1,346

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Melbourne Grove

Ethnic group

HereBolton
White96.1%72%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%2.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%3.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%20.1%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.9%

Religion

HereBolton
Christian59.6%47%
No religion34.5%25.8%
Not answered4.2%4.6%
Muslim1%19.9%
Hindu0.3%2%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereBolton
Born in the UK95.8%83.1%
Born outside the UK4.2%16.9%

Highest qualification

HereBolton
Level 4 qualifications and above32.1%27.4%
Level 3 qualifications19.7%16.4%
No qualifications16.2%22.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.3%13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%10.7%
Apprenticeship7.6%6.2%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%

General health

HereBolton
Very good health43.9%48%
Good health36.5%32.7%
Fair health13.4%13.1%
Bad health4.2%4.7%
Very bad health2%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereBolton
1 car or van in household46.6%42.8%
2 cars or vans in household24.6%25.2%
No cars or vans in household21.6%24.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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