Castleton Street Bolton
15 addresses across 3 postcodes (BL2), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3401021.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £80,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 A; 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 Hall-I'-Th'-Wood, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 108 to 111 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Oaks Family Practice, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £18,500 | £18,500 | £18,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2020 | 25 BL2 2JN | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2014 | 23 BL2 2JN | Semi-detached | £44,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Aug 2011 | 17 BL2 2JN | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2005 | 15 BL2 2JN | Terraced | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2002 | 13 BL2 2JN | Semi-detached | £18,500 | |
| 20 Apr 2001 | 17 BL2 2JN | Semi-detached | £34,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8). Built: 1930-1949 (4); 1900-1929 (2); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (48% of about 1,190 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)
- SMS RETAIL PARK, 417 CROMPTON WAY, BOLTON, BL2 3AE, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Firwood School, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 160-164 TONGE MOOR ROAD, BOLTON, BL2 2HN, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Watersmeeting Road/Eagley Brook, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Back Fairhaven Road - 007, Fairhaven Road, BL1 8LB, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND ADJ. TONGE MOOR ROAD, BOLTON, not permissioned (940 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, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL2 2JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL2 2JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL2 2JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 108 m and 111 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL2 2JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL2 2JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL2 2JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haroldene Street Tonge Moor | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Oaks Family Practice | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treated.com | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 340 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,160 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 8.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 15, Firwood Fold, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 15, Firwood Fold | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| 10, Firwood Fold | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Hall i' th' Wood | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Tonge Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Queen's Park, Bolton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting of the Waters | Lake or reservoir | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Doctor's Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Castle Croft | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Mason Clough | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Oaken Bottom | Valley | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| High Barn | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
3 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 130 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tonge Moor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Columba's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moorgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Canon Slade School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| The Valley Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Eden Boys' School, Bolton Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sharples Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy Church of England | All-through | 2–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sharples School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Shawarma & Grill House BL2 2JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Tonge Thai BL2 2JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| HibiscusPlus Limited BL2 2JR | Manufacturers/packers | 120 m | Unknown | 26 Jun 2026 |
| The Castle Hill Youth Centre BL2 2JW | Other catering premises | 130 m | 4 Good | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Bellrock Work Place & Compliance (Castleton St) BL2 2JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Santini's BL2 2JS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Tonge Moor Road Shop BL2 2JS | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| The Happy House BL2 2JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Manchesterdeligrills BL1 8GA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Sep 2025 |
| Shreeji Smruti Off Licence BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Castle Hill Post Office BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Akoi Market BL2 2JG | Retailers - other | 270 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Mar 2026 |
| PureGusto Coffee BL2 2HH | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Naish Lounge BL2 2HN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Shreeji Smruti BL2 3BG | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 18 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Tonge Moor Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- BL2 2JN: 12 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- BL2 2JW: 2 addresses
- BL2 2JR: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bleak Street · Furness Square · Poplin Close · Spinning Grove · Furness Avenue · Scawfell Avenue · Wealdstone Grove · Saddle Street · Haverhill Grove · Wealdstone Grove · Crompton Gardens · Haroldene Street
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.