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M26 1QP

In Bolton · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
Low
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
See detail
Police data incomplete for this area
Median price
£85,000
Sold prices · M26 1QP only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode M26 1QP is around £85,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. Rivers and sea flood risk is assessed as low. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: Low. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
Low
Surface water
None identified
Near a flood-risk boundary: area-level only; properties within this postcode may vary in their actual risk.
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £117,500 – £242,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£85,000
M26 1QP only · 12 months
Sales
3
M26 1QP only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across M26 1, last 24 months.

  • Semi-detached£215,000(108 sales)
  • Terraced£155,000(81 sales)
  • Flat£125,000(69 sales)
  • Detached£374,000(42 sales)

M26 1QP median £85,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £190,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Greater Manchester Police doesn't currently publish street-level crime data, so we can't show crime here.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in M26 1QP, compared with 94.4% across Bolton and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 86.1% of premises across Bolton (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
100%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%
Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeBoltonEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a86.1%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available100%94.4%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%98.9%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.02%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.
Ofcom data · July 2025Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Open Government Licence ↗

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 47% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Bolton: more deprived than 32% of its 177 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income6of 10
  • Employment5of 10
  • Crime5of 10
  • Living environment6of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01004910 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band A (45%). Average Band D in Bolton is £2,399.74 for 2026/27.

That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Average Band A in Bolton: £1,599.83 for 2026/27.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 980 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A45%
  • Band B33%
  • Band C14%
  • Band D8%
  • Band E1%
  • Band F–
  • Band G0%
  • Band H0%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10 and does not publish very small counts (shown as –). Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.
Neighbourhood E01004910Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2026; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Prestolee Primary School0.3 miles (520 m)
    Academy converter · ages 3–11 · 231 pupils
    Ofsted, June 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Prestolee Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley0.4 miles (640 m)
    Voluntary aided school · ages 5–11 · Church of England · 206 pupils
    Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.7 miles (1.1 km)
    Voluntary aided school · ages 4–11 · Church of England · 183 pupils
    Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Stephen's CofE Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. Kearsley Academy1.1 miles (1.8 km)
    Academy sponsor led · ages 11–16 · 768 pupils
    Ofsted, March 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Kearsley Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Little Lever School1.3 miles (2.2 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–16 · 1,085 pupils
    Ofsted report card, May 2026
    • Inclusion Expected standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
    • Achievement Expected standard
    • Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
    • Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
    • Leadership and governance Expected standard
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for Little Lever School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School1.9 miles (3.0 km)
    Voluntary aided school · ages 11–16 · Roman Catholic · 1,078 pupils
    Ofsted, February 2024: GoodOfsted reports for St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to M26 1QP is Kearsley Rail Station, 0.5 miles (810 m) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
0.5 miles (810 m)
Bus stops within 500 m
12

Nearest stations

  1. Kearsley Rail Station
    National Rail · Kearsley
    0.5 miles (810 m)
  2. Farnworth Rail Station
    National Rail · Farnworth
    1.0 mile (1.6 km)
  3. Moses Gate Rail Station
    National Rail · Moses Gate
    1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.
Stop data 12 October 2026Source: DfT NaPTAN, Open Government Licence ↗

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £88,500 to £85,000 · Flood band: Low
August 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £88,500 · Flood band: Low
July 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £88,500 · Flood band: Low
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £185,000
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £185,000
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £185,000
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £184,000
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £184,000
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £182,500
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £180,000
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £171,250
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £171,125
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £171,250
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £171,875
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £165,000
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £162,500
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £165,000
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £166,500
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £165,000
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £160,000
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £160,000
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £160,000
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £160,000
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £159,425

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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Postcode, council area and neighbourhood lookups: ONS Postcode Directory (May 2026), Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.