Cotefield Avenue Bolton
19 addresses across 1 postcode (BL3), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3400922.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £275,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2, E: 1).
- 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 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 Bolton, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Heywood Park (3.3 hectares) is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beehive Surgery, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £275,000 | £250,000 | £300,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £130,000 | £110,000 | £150,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £128,500 | £128,500 | £128,500 |
| 2007 | 3 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £177,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | £146,000 | £120,000 | £162,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £62,750 | £44,000 | £81,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £59,000 | £59,000 | £59,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2023 | 14 BL3 2EB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2023 | 2 BL3 2EB | Detached | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 May 2021 | 10 BL3 2EB | Other | £1,040 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 7 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 4 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 5 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2015 | 5 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2012 | 17 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £128,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2007 | 4 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £147,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Sep 2007 | 4 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 1A BL3 2EB | Detached | £177,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Oct 2004 | 1A BL3 2EB | Detached | £162,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2004 | 3 BL3 2EB | Detached | £154,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 19 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £138,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Feb 2004 | 2 BL3 2EB | Detached | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Apr 2002 | 3 BL3 2EB | Detached | £81,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2002 | 19 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £44,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 1997 | 11 BL3 2EB | Terraced | £59,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Feb 1995 | 9 BL3 2EB | Semi-detached | £34,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1983-1990 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 (50% of about 620 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)
- Greenland Road, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Hartford Tannery, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- WESTON STREET 2 - S22 - GREAT LEVER, BOLTON, BL3 2SB, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- T Sutcliffe and Co Ltd, Weston Street, Bolton, BL3 2AL, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Beehive Mills, pending decision (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Lincoln House, Nelson Street, Bolton, BL3 2JW, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- United Utilities - Manchester Road, Bolton, BL3 2QN, not permissioned (890 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 112 m and 114 m above sea level (113 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL3 2EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Moses Gate 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Farnworth 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rishton Lane Great Lever | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | NCP Car Park Bolton Deane Road | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beehive Surgery | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manchester Road (Dental Surgery) | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Heywood Park 3.3 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smedley Avenue Allotments 5,060 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farnworth Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Farnworth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Tonge Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Will Hill | Hill | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Higher Doe Hey Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Doe Hey Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Lower Doe Hey Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Raikes Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the street's 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 120 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lever Edge Primary Academy | Primary | 1–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clarendon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| King's Leadership Academy Bolton | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bolton Muslim Girls School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sunning Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Harper Green School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Poultry Ltd BL3 2DY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2025 |
| Southfields BL3 2EE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Mellors Catering Services BL3 2DT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Rishton Lane Service Station BL3 2BR | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Rishton Lane Mini Mart BL3 2EH | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Viro Halal Meat and Grocer BL3 2EH | Retailers - other | 240 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Frasers Butchers ltd BL3 2EH | Manufacturers/packers | 240 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2026 |
| Great Lever Post Office BL3 2EH | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Nimat Superstore BL3 2EH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 240 m | 4 Good | 5 Sep 2026 |
| Sue's Chippy BL3 2BN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Valentino's BL3 2BN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 4 Good | 25 Jul 2026 |
| Parkfield Stores BL3 2BG | Retailers - other | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 May 2026 |
| Al Jamiah Al Islamiyah BL3 4HF | School/college/university | 350 m | 4 Good | 19 May 2025 |
| Premier Stores BL3 2DG | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 24 May 2024 |
| All Smiles Pre School BL3 2JZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2019 |
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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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 Mellors Catering Services (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BL3 2DT) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 16 September 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL3 2EB: 19 addresses
Nearby streets
Southwood Close · Lynsted Avenue · Royland Avenue · Southbrook Grove · Arlington Street · Back Arlington Street · Forester Hill Close · Newport Road · Back Rishton Lane East · Back Rudolph Street · Lowick Avenue · Claymore 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.