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James Street, BL5

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

Median sold price
£45,666
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£1,115
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
10
Distinct homes
4
Price range
£16,500£92,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2020
first to latest sale
The street in brief

James Street is almost entirely terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £45,666 — roughly 78% below the BL5 norm. On floor area that works out near £1,115 per square metre, below the district's £2,337. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across BL5 prices have been rising over the last few years. The record shows 10 sales across 4 homes since 2001.

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James Street prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 10 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL5 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k200520102015202020252001: £28,000 median · 2 sales2002: £21,250 median · 2 sales2003: £48,500 median · 2 sales2004: £70,000 median · 1 sale2010: £42,832 median · 1 sale2019: £92,000 median · 1 sale2020: £70,000 median · 1 sale

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 James Street compares

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

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
James Street£46k · 10*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£45,666
median · all recorded sales
BL5 district
£205,000
median · last 8 years · street -78%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

James Street's £45,666 median sits about 78% below BL5's £205,000; on floor space it runs £1,115/m² against the district's £2,337/m² (-52%).

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.

Every recorded sale on James Street

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
24 Oct 2024Units 4-5, Westhoughton Indistrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£296,666
4 Jan 2024Unit 6 And 11, Westhoughton Industrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£515,000
7 Jul 2023Unit 4b, Westhoughton Industrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£280,000
6 Oct 202210 · BL5 3QRnon-standardTerraced£123,000
23 Jun 2022Unit 14, James Street Industrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£225,000
1 Jun 2020Unit 1-3, Westhoughton Industrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£200,000
6 Mar 202012 · BL5 3QRTerraced£70,000
7 Mar 201910 · BL5 3QRTerraced£92,000
9 Feb 2018Units 4-5, Westhoughton Indistrial Estate · BL5 3QRnon-standardOther£150,000
1 Apr 201012 · BL5 3QRTerraced£42,832
5 Mar 20046 · BL5 3QRTerraced£70,000
17 Jan 200310 · BL5 3QRTerraced£48,500
17 Jan 200310 · BL5 3QRTerraced£48,500
19 Mar 200212 · BL5 3QRTerraced£26,000
20 Feb 20028 · BL5 3QRTerraced£16,500
14 Nov 200112 · BL5 3QRTerraced£26,000
14 Sept 20016 · BL5 3QRTerraced£30,000

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.