Boonfields Bolton
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (BL7), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3400396.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £299,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 6, E: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 C; 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 Bromley Cross (Lancs), about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 230 m 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 160 to 173 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Edgworth Medical Centre, about 310 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £299,500 | £254,000 | £345,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £208,000 | £208,000 | £208,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £155,500 | £151,000 | £160,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £173,250 | £166,500 | £180,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £181,250 | £181,250 | £181,250 |
| 2010 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £119,950 | £116,000 | £122,950 |
| 2001 | 3 | £81,000 | £73,500 | £87,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2024 | 11 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £254,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jun 2024 | 2 BL7 9LF | Detached | £345,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 1 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 1 BL7 9LF | Other | £260,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 13 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £208,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 4 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £182,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 7 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2017 | 5 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Feb 2016 | 1 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £166,500 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 11 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2011 | 24 BL7 9LF | Terraced | £181,250 | |
| 27 May 2011 | 24 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £181,250 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2010 | 13 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2009 | 1 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £172,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2004 | 24 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 13 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £122,950 | Leasehold. |
| 30 May 2003 | 3 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £119,950 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Apr 2003 | 1 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £116,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Aug 2001 | 1 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £73,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 22 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £87,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 6 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £81,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2000 | 26 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £74,995 | Leasehold. |
| 22 May 1998 | 21 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £79,950 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Oct 1996 | 11 BL7 9LF | Semi-detached | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
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 C (23% of about 1,410 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)
- Darwen Road, not permissioned (380 m)
- 86 Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9NE, not permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 August 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 5 August 2026 to 6 August 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Remedial works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL7 9LF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL7 9LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 160 m and 173 m above sea level (167 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL7 9LF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL7 9LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Entwistle 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boonfields Bromley Cross | 0 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edgworth Medical Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bromley Cross Dental Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Bromley Cross, Bromley Cross | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5,620 m² | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smithills Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smithills Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hazelhurst Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Drive Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Front Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Jumbles Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Gale Clough | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Cheetham Close | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 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) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 26 |
1 of the street's 26 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagley Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 240 m | No published inspection |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 270 m | No published inspection |
| Eagley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Turton School | Secondary | 11–18 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sharples School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| High Lawn Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sharples Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ku's Special BL7 9BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Eagley Out Of School Club BL7 9LN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Eagley Infant School BL7 9LN | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Turton Wines Limited BL7 9JG | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Sportsman BL7 9JG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Retreat Grill Bar Restaurant BL7 9JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| St Johns RC Primary BL7 9HT | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Last Drop Hotel BL7 9PZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Windsor Community Centre BL7 9LH | Other catering premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Bromley Cross Mini Mart BL7 9HZ | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 22 Jan 2023 |
| Bromley Crust BL7 9HZ | Retailers - other | 370 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Fado's BL7 9HZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 4 Good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| St Andrews Playgroup BL7 9BA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2020 |
| Provisions Bromley Cross BL7 9DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 1 May 2025 |
| The Village Chippy BL7 9BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Sep 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Elm Grove · Clarendon Gardens · Carlisle Street · Stonesteads Drive · Back Darwen Road North · Quintrell Brow · Ramwells Brow · Blair Street · Wesley Street · Smithy Croft · Stonesteads Way · Conningsby Close
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.