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Houghton Fold, BL5

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£368,995
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,417
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
30
Distinct homes
29
Price range
£259,955£495,995
Sales recorded
2023 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Houghton Fold is a street almost entirely of detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £368,995 — roughly 80% above the BL5 norm. On floor area that works out near £3,417 per square metre, above the district's £2,337. The street has lagged the BL5 trend. HM Land Registry records 30 sales across 29 homes since 2023 — the street turns over frequently.

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Houghton Fold prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 30 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL5 district trend
£200k£250k£300k£350k£400k£450k20232024202520262023: £392,495 median · 14 sales2024: £309,995 median · 9 sales2025: £301,995 median · 7 sales

Median sold price by year vs the BL5 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Houghton Fold compares

Houghton Fold against the BL5 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Houghton Fold£369k · 30
Hewlett Way£282k · 56
Borsdane Way£256k · 62
Park Road£191k · 98
Manchester Road£180k · 90
Wigan Road£150k · 89
Chorley Road£147k · 107
Church Street£145k · 94
Leigh Road£145k · 80
Bolton Road£143k · 71

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets.

This street
£368,995
median · all recorded sales
BL5 district
£205,000
median · last 8 years · street +80%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Houghton Fold's £368,995 median sits about 80% above BL5's £205,000; on floor space it runs £3,417/m² against the district's £2,337/m² (+46%).

Street and BL5 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Houghton Fold.

Detached
£373,998
28 sales
Semi-detached
£260,875
2 sales

Every recorded sale on Houghton Fold

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
21 Jul 20253 · BL5 3JXDetached£375,000
23 May 202549 · BL5 3JXnon-standardTerracedYes£112,000
23 May 202551 · BL5 3JXnon-standardTerracedYes£112,000
23 May 202553 · BL5 3JXnon-standardTerracedYes£112,000
16 May 202545 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
16 May 202547 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£124,000
7 Mar 202530 · BL5 3JXSemi-detachedYes£259,955
28 Feb 202534 · BL5 3JXDetached£301,995
21 Feb 202532 · BL5 3JXDetached£316,995
21 Feb 202526 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£284,995
7 Feb 202525 · BL5 3JXDetached£382,195
24 Jan 202543 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
24 Jan 202541 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
17 Jan 202537 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
17 Jan 202528 · BL5 3JXSemi-detachedYes£261,795
17 Jan 202539 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
13 Dec 202435 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£217,000
31 Oct 202418 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£379,995
27 Sept 202424 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£284,995
20 Sept 202431 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£324,995
6 Sept 202433 · BL5 3JXnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£196,000
27 Aug 202429 · BL5 3JXDetached£309,995
1 Aug 202422 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£304,995
1 Aug 202423 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£299,995
28 Jun 202416 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£294,995
19 Apr 20247 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£495,995
11 Apr 20246 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£397,995
21 Dec 202310 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£349,995
30 Nov 202317 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£372,995
27 Oct 202312 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£349,995
27 Oct 20238 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£424,995
16 Oct 202321 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£424,995
29 Sept 20235 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£384,995
29 Sept 202314 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£314,995
25 Aug 202319 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£495,995
1 Aug 20233 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£384,995
21 Jul 202311 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£364,995
21 Jul 20239 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£495,995
30 Jun 20234 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£424,995
30 Jun 20232 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£399,995
30 Jun 20231 · BL5 3JXDetachedYes£424,995

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in BL5

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider BL5 area guide.

Church StreetManchester RoadChorley RoadPark RoadLeigh RoadWigan RoadBolton RoadHindley RoadGreen MeadowsGlazebury DriveOld VicarageCollingwood Way
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.