House prices in BL3 1 (Little Lever)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BL3 1' (Little Lever, Bolton) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BL3 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BL3 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Little Lever.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Little Lever is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 24, Dukes Avenue, Little Lever, Bolton, sold for £100,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 807 square feet, the price per sqft is £123.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £218-£232, £232-£246, £246-£260 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 188 sales in Little Lever (BL3 1) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Little Lever (BL3 1). Of the 188 transactions, half were sold for between £169 and £252 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BL3 1' is £212. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £252 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Little Lever, Bolton

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bolton. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Little Lever, Bolton

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BL3 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BL3 1 Little Lever	£169 sqft	£212 sqft	£252 sqft
BL3 2 Bolton	£129 sqft	£175 sqft	£221 sqft
BL3 3 Bolton	£145 sqft	£171 sqft	£225 sqft
BL3 4 Bolton	£149 sqft	£217 sqft	£271 sqft
BL3 5 Bolton	£127 sqft	£163 sqft	£205 sqft
BL3 6 Bolton	£117 sqft	£136 sqft	£157 sqft

Will Bolton house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BL3 1 (Little Lever) compared with both the wider area BL3 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bolton to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bolton and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Sunningdale Court, Little Lever, BL3 1L	656 sqft	£159	19
Churchill Drive, Little Lever, BL3 1P	861 sqft	£267	16
Laurel Avenue, Little Lever, BL3 1A	0 sqft	£243	16
Church Street, Little Lever, BL3 1B	818 sqft	£150	14
Aintree Road, Little Lever, BL3 1E	839 sqft	£264	13
Edinburgh Road, Little Lever, BL3 1T	914 sqft	£235	11
Booth Road, Little Lever, BL3 1J	871 sqft	£175	9
Chester Avenue, Little Lever, BL3 1X	721 sqft	£209	9

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Raw data

Our analysis of Little Lever is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
24, Dukes Avenue, Little Lever, Bolton	£100,000 Jul-2024	807	123
105, Churchill Drive, Little Lever, Bolton	£220,000 Jul-2024	667	329
59, Ainsworth Rd, Little Lever, Bolton	£200,000 Jul-2024	871	229

See the entire list of all sales in Little Lever (BL3 1) here.