The Beeches Bolton
46 addresses across 1 postcode (BL1), about 450 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 3404091.
- Sales: 43 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £460,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 12).
- 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 E; 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 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 175 to 187 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mandalay Medical Centre, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £460,000 | £450,000 | £470,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £411,000 | £407,000 | £415,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £415,000 | £400,000 | £433,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £336,250 | £320,000 | £352,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £273,750 | £270,000 | £277,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £288,000 | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | 21 BL1 7BS | Detached | £450,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2026 | 30 BL1 7BS | Detached | £470,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 17 BL1 7BS | Detached | £415,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2025 | 10 BL1 7BS | Detached | £407,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 2 BL1 7BS | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 2 BL1 7BS | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 3 BL1 7BS | Detached | £400,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 1 BL1 7BS | Detached | £433,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2021 | 5 BL1 7BS | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 8 BL1 7BS | Detached | £317,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2020 | 33 BL1 7BS | Detached | £410,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jun 2019 | 24 BL1 7BS | Detached | £352,500 | |
| 8 Mar 2019 | 30 BL1 7BS | Detached | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Sep 2016 | 18 BL1 7BS | Detached | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jan 2009 | 37 BL1 7BS | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2008 | 33 BL1 7BS | Detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 11 BL1 7BS | Detached | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2007 | 2 BL1 7BS | Detached | £277,500 | |
| 3 Nov 2006 | 35 BL1 7BS | Detached | £285,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Nov 2005 | 17 BL1 7BS | Detached | £288,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2002 | 6 BL1 7BS | Detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 5 BL1 7BS | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 8 Feb 2002 | 33 BL1 7BS | Detached | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2002 | 15 BL1 7BS | Detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 17 BL1 7BS | Detached | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 35 BL1 7BS | Detached | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 13 BL1 7BS | Detached | £164,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jun 2001 | 24 BL1 7BS | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2001 | 21 BL1 7BS | Detached | £142,950 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2000 | 12 BL1 7BS | Detached | £126,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2000 | 41 BL1 7BS | Detached | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Apr 2000 | 32 BL1 7BS | Detached | £127,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 1999 | 36 BL1 7BS | Detached | £104,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 23 BL1 7BS | Detached | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 1998 | 37 BL1 7BS | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 23 Sep 1998 | 9 BL1 7BS | Detached | £132,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Aug 1998 | 2 BL1 7BS | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 29 May 1998 | 35 BL1 7BS | Detached | £114,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Apr 1998 | 7 BL1 7BS | Detached | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jul 1997 | 34 BL1 7BS | Detached | £109,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 May 1997 | 20 BL1 7BS | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 14 Feb 1997 | 21 BL1 7BS | Detached | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jan 1995 | 46 BL1 7BS | Detached | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 126 m². Most common: House, detached (19). Built: 1983-1990 (12); 1976-1982 (4); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 E (31% 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)
- Former Oldham's Primary School Selkirk Road, Bolton, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- IGW Garage, 241-245 Belmont Road, Bolton, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026 to 5 November 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (minor works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 24 October 2026 to 28 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 14 October 2026: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 October 2026 to 14 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
- 23 September 2026 to 6 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 175 m and 187 m above sea level (184 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL1 7BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Beeches Oldhams Estate | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 30.9 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mandalay Medical Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bromley Cross, Bromley Cross | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smithills Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 25 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horrocks Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Raveden Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Raveden Clough | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Gale Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bryan Hey Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Whimberry Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 46 |
19 of the street's 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Lawn Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 580 m (0.4 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 |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Thornleigh Salesian College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sharples School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Sharples Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Smithills School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eagley Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Of The Shops Ltd BL1 7DA | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| High View Kindergarten BL1 7DZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 4 Good | 12 May 2026 |
| MHB Supp BL1 7BE | Retailers - other | 360 m | Awaiting inspection |
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 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 | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CITYFIBRE METRO NETWORKS LTD: Utility repair and maintenance works, 14 October 2026 to 16 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 24 October 2026 to 28 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 3 November 2026 to 5 November 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BL1 7BS: 46 addresses of 47 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Whitehill Lane · Birkett Drive · Shoreswood · Birkett Close · Bracken Close · Whitehill Cottages · Oakbank Drive · Horrocks Fold Avenue · Queensbury Close · Summerhill Close · High View Street · Glencoyne Drive
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.