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E08000001Sheet number (ONS area code)

House prices and rents in Bolton

Local authority evidenceIn North West

Completed sales

UK HPI · July 2026
Completed-sale benchmark · All property types£204,37912-month change: +5.9%Observed July 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Bolton
Area
Bolton
Observed
July 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E08000001; parent area E12000002
Detached£379,292
Semi-detached£224,117
Terraced£168,024
Flat£117,335

Registered sales in May 2026: 193 (provisional, lagging)

UK HPI mix-adjusted average completed-sale prices, non-seasonally adjusted; broad-area benchmark, not a property valuation.

Latest 12 months provisional and subject to revision. NI latest price reflects Q2 2026; transaction volumes lag and are revised.

Private rents

ONS · August 2026
Monthly private rent£89412-month change: +11.1%Observed August 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Bolton
Area
Bolton
Observed
August 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E08000001; parent area E12000002

Affordability

2025
Price / annual earnings6.21 times earnings2025: median price £205,000, median workplace earnings £33,008.Observed 2025 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI, private rents and affordability: Bolton
Area
Bolton
Observed
2025
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
England; local authority E08000001; parent area E12000002

A listing is not a sale.

September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Asking prices and time to find a buyer come from a different sample, method and date from completed sales.

Asking-price average
£274,774
Time to find a buyer
57 days
Rightmove figures for North West · September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026Observed September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026 · published 21 September 2026
Source
Source
Rightmove House Price Index, September 2026
Area
North West
Observed
September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026
Published
21 September 2026
Coverage
Great Britain; Northern Ireland unavailable. September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Different samples, methods and dates. The gap between these averages is not a negotiated discount.

Limits of this evidence

  • Local-authority UK HPI estimates use a three-month moving average; they are area benchmarks, not individual property valuations.

Price history and affordability

Average price, All property types
£40k£60k£80k£100k£120k£140k£160k£180k£200k200020052010201520202025

UK HPI mix-adjusted average, January 1998 to July 2026. Latest: £204,379. Gaps are months with no published value.

House price to earnings ratio
3.03.54.04.55.05.56.0200020052010201520202025

ONS median price over median workplace earnings, 1997 to 2025. Latest: 6.21 times earnings. One worker's earnings, not household income.

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