Bessybrook Close Bolton
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (BL6), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3400335.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £445,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Bolton costs £2,400 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lostock, about 130 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Doffcocker Lodge, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 105 to 109 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Deane Clinic 1, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £168,033 | £168,033 | £168,033 |
| 2007 | 1 | £429,000 | £429,000 | £429,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2024 | 10 BL6 4EA | Detached | £445,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2023 | 4 BL6 4EA | Detached | £675,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 12 BL6 4EA | Detached | £470,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2009 | 4 BL6 4EA | Detached | £168,033 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 3 BL6 4EA | Detached | £429,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2000 | 6 BL6 4EA | Detached | £197,500 | |
| 20 Sep 1996 | 1 BL6 4EA | Detached | £152,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 170 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Bolton in 2026-27: Band D £2,400 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,600 | £1,866 | £2,133 | £2,400 | £2,933 | £3,466 | £4,000 | £4,799 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (23% of about 1,960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- RED ROCKS, 514 CHORLEY NEW ROAD, LOSTOCK, BOLTON, BL6 4JY, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Knowsley Fold Chorley New Road Bolton Bolton BL1 5DQ, permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 1 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL6 4EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL6 4DB | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 105 m and 109 m above sea level (107 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL6 4DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL6 4EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lostock 286,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 130 m |
| Westhoughton 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Horwich Parkway 550,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heaton Road Lostock Junction | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Deane Clinic 1 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ladybridge Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Partners | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Horwich Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Wigan Road - Erf | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Doffcocker Lodge 18 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Dealey Road Allotments 5,330 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rumworth Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Closes Gate Plantation | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Hollinhurst Plantation | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Ravens Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Old Hall Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Green Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bolton: see them on the Bolton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 270 m | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Beaumont Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ladybridge Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ladybridge High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Markland Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock Parish Centre BL6 4EL | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2018 |
| Tempest United AFC BL6 4EL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Lostock Primary School BL6 4PS | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (lancashire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Lostock Primary School (school/college/university, BL6 4PS) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Thorneyholme Close · Ashridge Close · Regents Place · Sudbury Drive · Sandfield Drive · Rumworth Road · Morris Fold Drive · Overdene Close · Regents Hill · Stonebridge Close · Kilsby Close · Greenleas
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.