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About

Breightmet is a residential ward situated in the northeast of Bolton. The area is characterised by a mix of housing, including interwar and post-war terraced homes, alongside more recent developments. It contains local shopping parades providing essential services and several primary schools serving the community. Open green spaces like Leverhulme Park offer recreational areas with sports facilities and walking paths along the River Tonge, which flows through the southern part of the ward.

The area includes the neighbourhood of Little Lever to the south, though it remains administratively distinct. Breightmet is well-connected by major roads such as the A58 and A6053, facilitating travel into Bolton centre. Historically, its development was influenced by the textile industry, and remnants of this past can be seen in some older mill buildings now repurposed for other uses. The local landscape is marked by gentle slopes and areas of woodland.

Area overview

On average Breightmet has high deprivation and very high crime levels. Approximately 33.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Breightmet is £39,981 per year. There are 7 schools in Breightmet: 5 primary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good).

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
N/A
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
33.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Property prices in Breightmet

Based on 139 recent sales, the median property price is £190,000 in Breightmet area, with individual transactions ranging from £70,000 up to £388,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Breightmet in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Breightmet over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached22£262,500
Flats4£97,500
Semi-Detached73£193,000
Terraced40£148,750

10 years median price trend in Breightmet

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Breightmet.

All postcodes in Breightmet

BL25AA

Winchester Way

BL25ES

Ashness Drive

BL25HX

Mardale Drive

BL26HT

Bannister Street

BL26EQ

Poulton Avenue

BL26DS

Bury Road

BL26QA

Bury Road

BL26NS

Whitechapel Close

BL25LF

Withins Drive

BL25AE

Winchester Way

BL26DR

Osmund Avenue

BL26JY

Ribble Avenue

BL26SA

Copthorne Drive

BL25EQ

Newby Road

BL26JQ

Bowgreave Avenue

BL25HF

Old Nans Lane

BL26EH

Breightmet Drive

BL26AF

Brinksworth Close

BL26TR

Southleigh Drive

BL25EH

Ribchester Grove

BL24HU

Stitch-Mi-Lane

BL26HY

St James Avenue

BL25BD

Deepdale Gardens

BL25HE

Deepdale Road

BL26PL

Arnside Grove

BL25DY

Withins Lane

BL26JU

Bispham Avenue

BL26DG

Oakenbottom Road

BL25DN

Woodland Close

BL26SB

Copthorne Drive

BL25HP

Red Lane

BL26LJ

Somerton Road

BL25HN

Red Lane

BL25AQ

Colchester Avenue

BL25JA

Newby Road

BL25JJ

Stockdale Grove

BL26DH

Bury Road

BL25AB

Waggon Road

BL25LR

Deepdale Road

BL26GL

Breightmet

BL25LQ

Withins Close

BL26PF

Toronto Street

BL26NF

Slaidburn Avenue

BL25DS

Moss View Road

BL25DJ

Silchester Way

BL25LZ

Torver Drive

BL25NP

Tetbury Drive

BL26PZ

Bury Road

BL26NX

Bury Road

BL25LD

Chronnell Drive

BL25DR

Hopewell Close

BL25LY

Brantfell Grove

BL26LE

Oakhill Close

BL26TZ

Brodick Drive

BL26ED

Swinton Street

BL26NA

Inverbeg Drive

BL26ND

Falkland Road

BL26PP

Breightmet Fold Lane

BL26US

Claughton Avenue

BL26ER

Garstang Avenue

BL25AW

Mobberley Road

BL25EE

Dorchester Avenue

BL26JJ

Savick Avenue

BL26EL

Blenheim Road

BL25LH

Winchester Way

BL25BZ

New Lane

BL25BU

Glaister Lane

BL25EW

Ashness Place

BL25HL

Red Lane

BL26AZ

Bury Industrial Estate

BL25HT

Dovedale Road

BL26DJ

Lever Hall Road

BL26HR

Bury Road

BL25DF

Denstone Crescent

BL26PR

Lorton Grove

BL26LY

Rannoch Road

BL26HG

Kingsfold Close

BL25ED

Rochester Avenue

BL26LS

Torridon Road

BL25LA

Fairmount Avenue

BL25HD

Deepdale Road

BL26GN

Breightmet

BL25EN

Bailey Lane

BL24LH

Stitch Mi Lane

BL26LA

Barnacre Avenue

BL25BX

Harden Drive

BL25AL

Mobberley Road

BL26EW

Stanworth Avenue

BL25NT

Slimbridge Close

BL25ET

Ennerdale Avenue

BL25DU

Stephens Street

BL25BW

Monks Lane

BL25NR

Tetbury Drive

BL25JH

Newby Road

BL26HL

Lenham Gardens

BL25AJ

Withins Grove

BL25EZ

Duddon Avenue

BL26PN

Milnthorpe Road

BL26JN

Garstang Avenue

BL25EL

Red Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/06/2026.