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Waterslea Drive, Bolton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waterslea Drive, Bolton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bolton-greater-manchester/waterslea-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BL1 5FJ, BL1 5FA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£420,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£458,327
28 sales
Price range
£330k – £610k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
BL1 5FJ

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At a glance

House prices£458k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station23 min walkLostock station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

28 property sales on Waterslea Drive, Bolton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £420,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £459,191. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% detached, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Waterslea Drive range from £330,000 to £610,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Waterslea Drive compared

BL1 postcode area£234,732
Bolton£232,567
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waterslea Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £344,750 (4 sales)2016£345k2017: £419,000 (4 sales)2017£419k2018: £420,000 (1 sales)2018£420k2019: £373,333 (3 sales)2019£373k2020: £500,825 (2 sales)2020£501k2021: £507,917 (6 sales)2021£508k2022: £574,000 (1 sales)2022£574k2023: £425,000 (1 sales)2023£425k2024: £610,000 (1 sales)2024£610k2025: £540,000 (4 sales)2025£540k2026: £420,000 (1 sales)2026£420k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached27£459,19131 Jul 2026
Semi-detached1£435,00027 Jan 2017

Sold prices on Waterslea Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 31 Jul 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 17 Jul 2025£580,000 DetachedFreehold
80, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 7 Apr 2025£530,000 DetachedFreehold
84, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 31 Mar 2025£520,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 21 Mar 2025£530,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 30 Aug 2024£610,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 6 Nov 2023£425,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 26 Aug 2022£574,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 12 Nov 2021£550,000 DetachedFreehold
93, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 13 Sep 2021£500,000 DetachedFreehold
98, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 20 Jul 2021£481,500 DetachedFreehold
18, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 21 Jun 2021£550,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 14 Jun 2021£526,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 2 Feb 2021£440,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 17 Dec 2020£515,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 13 Nov 2020£486,650 DetachedFreehold
28, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 3 Sep 2019£375,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 8 Aug 2019£415,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 18 Jan 2019£330,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 30 Aug 2018£420,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 10 Oct 2017£430,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 28 Jul 2017£386,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 2 Jun 2017£425,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 27 Jan 2017£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 1 Nov 2016£350,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FA 22 Jul 2016£349,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 26 Feb 2016£350,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Waterslea Drive BL1 5FJ 18 Jan 2016£330,000 DetachedFreehold

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
88, Waterslea Drive £350,000 (Feb 2016) → £530,000 (Mar 2025) +51%
over 9 yrs
18, Waterslea Drive £550,000 (Jun 2021) → £610,000 (Aug 2024) +11%
over 3 yrs
30, Waterslea Drive £430,000 (Oct 2017) → £486,650 (Nov 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs
52, Waterslea Drive £330,000 (Jan 2016) → £330,000 (Jan 2019) +0%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Waterslea Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Clevelands Prep School 126 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School 410 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Markland Hill Primary School 315 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Devonshire Road Primary School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School 300 pupils Other independent school 0–7 Report 0.6 mi
Bolton School Girls' Division 1,057 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
Bolton School Boys' Division 1,131 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
Church Road Primary School 445 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 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

  • Lostock station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Bolton station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Hall i' th' Wood station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hillside (opp, Chorley New Road) 3 min walk
  • Hillside (nr, Chorley New Road) 3 min walk
  • Greenmount Lane (opp, Chorley New Road) 3 min walk
  • Greenmount Lane (nr, Chorley New Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Heaton Medical Centre
    2 Lucy Street, Heaton, Bolton · 0.4 mi
  • Spring House Surgery
    555 Chorley Old Road, Bolton · 0.5 mi
  • Cornerstone Surgery
    469 Chorley Old Road, Bolton · 0.7 mi
  • Wyresdale Road Surgery
    46 Wyresdale Road, Bolton · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Halliwell Bolton · 0.8 mi
  • Heron Heron Wigan Road Bolton · 1.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wigan Road · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Bolton Wigan Rd Esso Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Noble & Peacock · 0.6 mi
  • Moss Bank Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Partners · 0.1 mi
  • Firth And Bowden Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • True Dentistry · 0.9 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.4%62.5%
Private rented13.6%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households624

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.6%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents1,560

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 Waterslea Drive

Ethnic group

HereBolton
White76.8%72%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%20.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.2%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%3.8%

Religion

HereBolton
Christian52.9%47%
No religion22.6%25.8%
Muslim13.1%19.9%
Not answered6.2%4.6%
Hindu4%2%
Other religion0.5%0.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Sikh0.3%–

Country of birth

HereBolton
Born in the UK88.9%83.1%
Born outside the UK11.1%16.9%

Highest qualification

HereBolton
Level 4 qualifications and above46.5%27.4%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%16.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%13.9%
No qualifications12.4%22.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%10.7%
Apprenticeship4.3%6.2%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%

General health

HereBolton
Very good health56.4%48%
Good health29.9%32.7%
Fair health10.7%13.1%
Bad health2.6%4.7%
Very bad health0.4%1.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereBolton
2 cars or vans in household38.8%25.2%
1 car or van in household37.8%42.8%
No cars or vans in household12.2%24.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%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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