Hulton Park Chequerbent, Bolton
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (BL5), about 450 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 3405152.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £630,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 D; Band D in Bolton costs £2,400 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Daisy Hill, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 122 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Unsworth Group Practice, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 820 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £630,000 | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2016 | WOODEND FARM BL5 1BH | Detached | £630,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Apr 2005 | WOODEND FARM BL5 1BH | Detached | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 D (38% of about 1,520 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: yes, Bolton.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 111 m and 122 m above sea level (118 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL5 1BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL5 1BH | 33% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| BL5 3YG | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Daisy Hill 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hag Fold 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Westhoughton 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brancker Street Chequerbent | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.6 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Unsworth Group Practice | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Westhoughton Dental Centre | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Atherton police station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 430 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,870 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway, a scheduled monument, 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chequerbent embankment of Bolton and Leigh Railway | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Hulton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Markland Plantation | Wood | 390 m south-east |
| Stone Holes Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Old Dam Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Rumworth Lodge Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Deane Church Clough | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Will Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 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 |
| Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodland Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Gates Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hall Farm Garden Centre BL5 3JD | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2024 |
| Rosa BL5 3JD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Mid Ground BL5 3HX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Spar BL5 3JP | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Mercury Motel BL5 3JP | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Rose Cottage Day Nursery BL5 3JP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 May 2026 |
| Subway BL5 3JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 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
- BL5 1BD: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BL5 1BH: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- BL5 3YG: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mary Seacole House · Park Road · Garland Gate · Snydale Way · Lee Hall Place · Beehive Green
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.