Postcode district
BL3: house prices and neighbourhoods
The BL3 postcode district (Bolton, Bury): 1,387 live postcodes across 15 neighbourhoods, with official figures as of 12 October 2026.
Typical house price
£180,000
Median of 87 resales of existing houses in BL3, Aug 2025 to Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Neighbourhoods in BL3
| Neighbourhood | Council | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breightmet South & Darcy Lever | Bolton | £189,500 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Burnden & Great Lever | Bolton | £150,000 | £103,500 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Central Bolton | Bolton | £141,000 | £90,000 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Daubhill & Fernhill Gate | Bolton | £170,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Farnworth North | Bolton | £135,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Harper Green | Bolton | £190,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Heaton & Deane | Bolton | £193,500 | £161,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Lever Edge | Bolton | £142,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Little Lever | Bolton | £210,000 | £109,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Lostock & Ladybridge | Bolton | £349,998 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Over Hulton | Bolton | £260,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Rumworth North | Bolton | £136,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Rumworth South | Bolton | £142,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Westhoughton East | Bolton | £236,600 | £110,000 | Affluent | Moving the other way |
| Outwood Gate | Bury | £220,000 | £128,250 | Below average income | Few signs |
Each neighbourhood's figures are the median resale prices of houses and flats, Affluence today and the gentrification indication from its own page.
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