Whitegate Drive Bolton
60 addresses across 3 postcodes (BL1), about 370 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3404294.
- Sales: 68 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £260,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 33 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 7, D: 17, E: 8).
- Flood: 8 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 C; 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 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bank Top Community Garden, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 117 to 121 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 60 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mandalay Medical Centre, about 740 m (0.5 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £239,500 | £227,000 | £252,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £217,000 | £175,000 | £283,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £165,750 | £161,500 | £170,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £160,000 | £150,000 | £170,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £171,625 | £137,000 | £206,250 |
| 2017 | 2 | £162,500 | £145,000 | £180,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £132,500 | £90,000 | £139,950 |
| 2015 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £129,950 | £119,000 | £240,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2026 | 8 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 27 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £252,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Sep 2025 | 7 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £227,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 74 BL1 8SE | Detached | £283,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 31 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Feb 2024 | 6 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £217,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Feb 2024 | 15 BL1 8SF | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 48 BL1 8SE | Other | £250,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Feb 2022 | 58 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Aug 2021 | 19 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 42 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £161,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2020 | 38 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2019 | 9 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 May 2019 | 44 BL1 8SE | Terraced | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 2018 | 28 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £206,250 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Mar 2018 | 47 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £137,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2017 | 1, MASON CLOUGH BL1 8SE | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 18 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Oct 2016 | 66 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £139,950 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 70 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2016 | 54 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 72 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Nov 2015 | 7 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £143,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2014 | 1, MASON CLOUGH BL1 8SE | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 13 Oct 2014 | 35 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 34 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £129,950 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Dec 2013 | 41 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £132,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2013 | 43 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £122,495 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Feb 2013 | 33 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Aug 2012 | 45 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £117,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 2012 | 18 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2012 | 64 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £118,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2011 | 18 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £141,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Dec 2010 | 5 BL1 8SF | Terraced | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2010 | 5 BL1 8SF | Terraced | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2008 | 33 BL1 8SF | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 11 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 21 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £158,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2007 | 36 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 4 May 2007 | 12 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £193,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 39 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 68 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2006 | 47 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £149,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jun 2006 | 28 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 41 BL1 8SF | Semi-detached | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2005 | 48 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £147,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 14 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £149,950 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Jul 2004 | 5 BL1 8SF | Terraced | £146,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 44 BL1 8SE | Terraced | £94,950 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2003 | 42 BL1 8SE | Semi-detached | £89,950 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
33 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (19); House, semi-detached (13); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (20); 1967-1975 (11); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (25); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (20 addresses)
- 5, Whitegate Drive
- 9, Whitegate Drive
- 12, Whitegate Drive
- 18, Whitegate Drive
- 28, Whitegate Drive
- 33, Whitegate Drive
- 34, Whitegate Drive
- 35, Whitegate Drive
- 37, Whitegate Drive
- 41, Whitegate Drive
- 43, Whitegate Drive
- 44, Whitegate Drive
- 45, Whitegate Drive
- 47, Whitegate Drive
- 52, Whitegate Drive
- 54, Whitegate Drive
- 64, Whitegate Drive
- 66, Whitegate Drive
- 70, Whitegate Drive
- 72, Whitegate Drive
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 C (58% of about 640 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)
- IGW Garage, 241-245 Belmont Road, Bolton, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- LAND AT SEYMOUR ROAD, BL1 8PP, not permissioned (820 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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL1 8SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL1 8SF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BL1 8RH | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 60 addresses are between 117 m and 121 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL1 8RH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL1 8SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BL1 8SF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hall-I'-Th'-Wood 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Bromley Cross (Lancs) 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bolton 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitegate Drive Bank Top | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bolton Interchange | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa Parking | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 30 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mandalay Medical Centre | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Beaumont Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Astley Bridge Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Dalal News Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bank Top Community Garden 1,500 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,130 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hall i' th' Wood, a listed building (Grade I), 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall i' th' Wood | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Smithills Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Clough | Valley | 330 m south |
| Doctor's Clough | Valley | 390 m south-east |
| Meeting of the Waters | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Raveden Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Raveden Clough | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Whimberry Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 60 |
1 of the street's 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharples School | Secondary | 11–16 | 330 m | No published inspection |
| Sharples Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| High Lawn Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 660 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 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 |
| St Columba's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Thornleigh Salesian College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Canon Slade School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Castle Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eden Boys' School, Bolton Muslim | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Ashworth Lane BL1 8RD | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Sharples C P School BL1 8RU | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Mellors Catering Services at Sharples School BL1 8SN | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Rozh Mini Market BL1 7AB | Retailers - other | 350 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Bank Top URC BL1 8RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Lidl BL1 8TH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| PS Wholesale Meats Ltd BL1 7AA | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2019 |
| The Bay Mare BL1 7AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Scotch Beef shop BL1 7AL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Greenhalghs BL1 7AL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Bridge Wine & News BL1 7AL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Mar 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza BL1 7AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Mexican Villa Ltd BL1 7AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Rainshaw Convenience Store BL1 7AL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Happy Village Bolton BL1 7AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- BL1 8SE: 35 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- BL1 8SF: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- BL1 8RH: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ornatus Street · Neston Avenue · Cotford Road · Back Ashworth Lane · Cowley Road · Arncot Road · Florence Avenue · Helsby Gardens · Daffodil Street · Hill Cot Road · Prestbury Road · Hatton Grove
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.