Whitechapel Close Bolton
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (BL2), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 3404498.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £195,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 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 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, and Leverhulme Park (48 hectares) is about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 109 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 The Dunstan Partnership, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £195,500 | £195,500 | £195,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £124,995 | £124,995 | £124,995 |
| 2003 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £56,500 | £56,500 | £56,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2024 | 1 BL2 6NS | Semi-detached | £195,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2018 | 4 BL2 6NS | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2006 | 3 BL2 6NS | Semi-detached | £124,995 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 3 BL2 6NS | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 2 BL2 6NS | Semi-detached | £56,500 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (60% of about 1,460 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)
- Land Bound By Blenheim Road St Osmunds Drive And Breightmet Drive, permissioned (320 m)
- Milnthorpe Road 1 - S11 - Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PW, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Back Bury Road, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Breightmet Methodist Church, Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6PY, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Hollycroft Avenue, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- RADCLIFFE ROAD CARAVAN STORAGE SITE, RADCLIFFE ROAD, BL3 1AN, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Site of SS Osmund and Andrew RC Primary School, Withins Drive, Bolton, BL2 5LF, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Hoover-Candy Site, Breightmet Fold Lane, Breightmet, BL2 6PS, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 6NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BL2 6JE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 109 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL2 6JE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL2 6NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Moses Gate 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Breightmet Drive | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Moses Gate Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dunstan Partnership | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maxwell's Chemist | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alpha Dental Care Bolton | 340 m |
| Hospital | Bolton Royal Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Castle Street Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nisa, Breightmet | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Leverhulme Park 48 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 80 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 84 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tonge Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tonge Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oaken Bottom | Valley | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Burnden Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Raikes Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bull Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Castle Croft | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Bradford Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverhulme Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 240 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Blackshaw Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 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 |
| Red Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| 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 |
| Moorgate Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bowness Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Little Lever School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tonge Moor Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverhulme Community Primary School BL2 6EE | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| The Oasthouse News BL2 6DZ | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| The Flaming Grill Bolton BL2 6DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| U Kitchen BL2 6PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Lee Hing BL2 6PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Express Corner Shop BL2 6PA | Retailers - other | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Go Local BL2 6PA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 24 Sep 2026 |
| MOMO'S BL2 6PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Major Munch BL2 6PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Apr 2026 |
| ZumuSushi Bolton BL2 6PA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| SS Osmund & Andrews RCPS BL2 6NW | School/college/university | 370 m | 4 Good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Little Ozzies Ltd BL2 6NW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Breightmet Conservative Club BL2 6JD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2023 |
| Cod House BL2 6NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Dragon View BL2 6UA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Mar 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
- Food hygiene ratings Little Ozzies Ltd (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, BL2 6NW) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Go Local (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, BL2 6PA) now 1 Major improvement necessary, was 2 Improvement necessary (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Ribble Avenue · Barnacre Avenue · Warbreck Close · Scorton Avenue · Singleton Avenue · Garstang Avenue · Weeton Avenue · Breightmet Drive · Warbreck Close · Stanworth Avenue · Bispham Avenue · Churchtown Avenue
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.