Orwell Road, Bolton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Orwell Road, Bolton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bolton-greater-manchester/orwell-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL1 6ES, BL1 6ET.

Average price (last 12 months)

£195,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£152,994

26 sales

Price range

£83k – £205k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

10 Aug 2026

BL1 6ES

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At a glance

House prices£195k average16% below the Bolton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station35 min walkBolton station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 100 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

26 property sales on Orwell Road, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £195,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £153,868. Average sale prices rose from £121,745 in 2016 to £195,000 in 2026 (+60%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 16% below the Bolton average of £232,567 over the same period. 21 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 15 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% semi-detached, 8% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Orwell Road range from £82,500 to £205,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold. Of 523 streets in Bolton with at least two sales in the last year, Orwell Road ranks 293rd for average price.

House prices on Orwell Road compared

Orwell Road£195,000

BL1 postcode area£234,732

Bolton£232,567

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 100 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	24	£153,868	10 Aug 2026
Terraced	2	£142,500	4 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Orwell Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
26, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	10 Aug 2026	£185,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	9 Feb 2026	£205,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
58, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	14 Aug 2025	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	7 Jul 2025	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	7 Jul 2025	£185,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
69, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	28 May 2025	£120,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
63, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	9 May 2025	£192,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
34, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	2 May 2025	£160,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
41, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	7 Mar 2025	£167,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
47, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	6 Dec 2024	£229,995	Other	Leasehold
20, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	29 Aug 2024	£158,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
36, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	16 Jul 2024	£156,850	Semi-detached	Leasehold
11, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	6 Nov 2023	£176,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
24, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	4 Aug 2023	£185,000	Terraced	Leasehold
19, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	14 Jan 2022	£135,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	12 Nov 2021	£180,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
39, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	23 Sep 2021	£799	Other	Freehold
13, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	7 Sep 2021	£200,000	Other	Leasehold
5, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	12 Mar 2021	£138,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
32, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	5 Oct 2020	£112,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
54, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	4 Sep 2020	£155,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
28, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	20 Apr 2020	£100,000	Terraced	Leasehold
58, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	14 Feb 2020	£145,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
79, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	2 Oct 2019	£799	Other	Freehold
38, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	22 Jan 2019	£959	Other	Freehold
26, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	7 Aug 2018	£135,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
79, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	12 Jan 2018	£149,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
22, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	23 Oct 2017	£134,995	Semi-detached	Leasehold
65, Orwell Road BL1 6ET	20 Jun 2017	£130,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
1, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
11, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
13, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
14, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
15, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
16, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
17, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
18, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
19, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
20, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
21, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
22, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
23, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
24, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
25, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
26, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
27, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
28, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
29, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
3, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold
30, Orwell Road BL1 6ES	25 May 2017	£131,000	Other	Freehold

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
26, Orwell Road	£82,500 (May 2017) → £135,000 (Aug 2018) → £185,000 (Aug 2026)	+124% over 9 yrs
22, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £134,995 (Oct 2017) → £180,000 (Nov 2021) → £205,000 (Feb 2026)	+56% over 9 yrs
58, Orwell Road	£145,000 (Feb 2020) → £175,000 (Aug 2025)	+21% over 5 yrs
39, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £799 (Sep 2021) → £185,000 (Jul 2025)	+41% over 8 yrs
69, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £120,000 (May 2025)	-8% over 8 yrs
63, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £192,000 (May 2025)	+47% over 8 yrs
34, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £160,000 (May 2025)	+22% over 8 yrs
41, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £167,000 (Mar 2025)	+27% over 8 yrs
47, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £229,995 (Dec 2024)	+76% over 8 yrs
20, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £158,000 (Aug 2024)	+21% over 7 yrs
36, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £156,850 (Jul 2024)	+20% over 7 yrs
11, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £176,000 (Nov 2023)	+34% over 6 yrs
24, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £185,000 (Aug 2023)	+41% over 6 yrs
19, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £135,000 (Jan 2022)	+3% over 5 yrs
13, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £200,000 (Sep 2021)	+53% over 4 yrs
5, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £138,000 (Mar 2021)	+5% over 4 yrs
32, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £112,500 (Oct 2020)	-14% over 3 yrs
28, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £100,000 (Apr 2020)	-24% over 3 yrs
79, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £149,000 (Jan 2018) → £799 (Oct 2019)	-99% over 2 yrs
38, Orwell Road	£131,000 (May 2017) → £959 (Jan 2019)	-99% over 2 yrs
33, Orwell Road	£134,990 (Sep 2016) → £131,000 (May 2017)	-3% over under a year

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Schools near Orwell Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Church Road Primary School 445 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton 220 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Oxford Grove Primary School 449 pupils	Primary	3–11	Outstanding Report	0.4 mi
Al-Huda Primary School 181 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 410 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Smithills School 1,203 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Requires improvement Report	0.5 mi
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell 366 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Youth Challenge Pru 72 pupils	Academy alternative provision converter	11–16	Report	0.6 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 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Hall i' th' Wood station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
Lostock station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Harpers Lane (opp, Church Road) 2 min walk
Harpers Lane (nr, Church Road) 2 min walk
Knowsley Road (opp, Church Road) 2 min walk
Knowsley Road (nr, Church Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Cornerstone Surgery
469 Chorley Old Road, Bolton · 0.2 mi
Spring House Surgery
555 Chorley Old Road, Bolton · 0.3 mi
Dalefield Surgery
Avondale Health Centre, Avondale Street, Bolton · 0.3 mi
Heaton Medical Centre
2 Lucy Street, Heaton, Bolton · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Morrisons Halliwell Bolton · 0.4 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bolton Brownlow Fold · 0.8 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Halliwell Bolton · 0.9 mi
Asda Superstore Asda Bolton Superstore · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

Noble & Peacock · 0.2 mi
Pharmavon Ltd · 0.3 mi
Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Firth And Bowden Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
Dental Facial Artisan Ltd · 0.8 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 4 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	4 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	77.8%	62.5%
Private rented	15.4%	20.3%
Social rented	6.9%	17.1%
Households	715

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.9%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,634

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 Orwell Road

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Who lives around Orwell Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Bolton
White	81.3%	72%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	14.1%	20.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.8%	2.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.6%	3.8%
Other ethnic group	0.3%	1.9%

Religion

	Here	Bolton
Christian	52.2%	47%
No religion	27.2%	25.8%
Muslim	12.7%	19.9%
Not answered	4.7%	4.6%
Hindu	2.4%	2%
Other religion	0.4%	0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%
Sikh	0.2%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Bolton
Born in the UK	90.2%	83.1%
Born outside the UK	9.8%	16.9%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bolton
Level 4 qualifications and above	28%	27.4%
Level 3 qualifications	18.5%	16.4%
No qualifications	18%	22.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15.2%	13.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.9%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	7.5%	6.2%
Other qualifications	1.9%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Bolton
Very good health	47.7%	48%
Good health	34.3%	32.7%
Fair health	13%	13.1%
Bad health	3.7%	4.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bolton
1 car or van in household	50.3%	42.8%
No cars or vans in household	22.6%	24.8%
2 cars or vans in household	22.2%	25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.9%	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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