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Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting neighbourhood of Bolton, England (ONS area Bolton 005). Headline figures assembled 14 October 2026. Postcodes BL1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BL1 8QG.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Bolton

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Bolton (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £174,000 and flats for £98,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Hall i' th' Wood, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 14 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£174,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£98,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£38,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting sits in Bolton

Typical house price: 13th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Bolton
Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Bolton with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 12th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Bolton

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 14 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bolton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bolton, 1996 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 14 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bolton, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recent price momentum

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Hall i' th' Wood Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Rochdale (about 49 min) and Blackburn (about 25 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Thornleigh Salesian College 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting

What is the typical house price in Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting?

£174,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +51% against 2017-2019.

How does Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting compare with the rest of Bolton?

Typical house price: 13th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Bolton. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Bolton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Bolton.

Is Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting?

Hall i' th' Wood. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Rochdale (about 49 min) and Blackburn (about 25 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting?

Nearest state primary school. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge. 250 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Thornleigh Salesian College. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.