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Orwell Close, BL8

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

Median sold price
£129,475
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
28
Distinct homes
15
Price range
£66,500£255,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2022
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Orwell Close is mostly semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £129,475 — roughly 42% below the BL8 norm. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across BL8 prices have been rising over the last few years. With 28 sales across 15 homes since 2000, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Orwell Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 28 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL8 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k2000200520102015202020252000: £77,500 median · 1 sale2001: £66,500 median · 1 sale2002: £97,975 median · 2 sales2003: £90,000 median · 2 sales2004: £115,000 median · 5 sales2005: £156,000 median · 1 sale2006: £170,000 median · 1 sale2007: £156,500 median · 2 sales2009: £147,500 median · 3 sales2011: £102,000 median · 1 sale2013: £131,750 median · 2 sales2014: £123,725 median · 2 sales2016: £148,500 median · 1 sale2017: £150,000 median · 1 sale2018: £149,500 median · 1 sale2022: £220,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the BL8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Orwell Close compares

Orwell Close against the BL8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Premier Way£335k · 51
Holcombe Road£246k · 64
Brandlesholme Road£245k · 54
Bolton Road£205k · 112
Ainsworth Road£178k · 81
Bury Road£173k · 95
Walshaw Road£166k · 119
Tottington Road£150k · 107
Prospect Terrace£141k · 68
Orwell Close£129k · 28*

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
£129,475
median · all recorded sales
BL8 district
£223,000
median · last 8 years · street -42%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Orwell Close's £129,475 median sits about 42% below BL8's £223,000.

Street and BL8 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 Orwell Close.

Semi-detached
£129,475
22 sales
Detached
£131,250
6 sales

Every recorded sale on Orwell Close

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
31 Oct 202222 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£255,000
10 Aug 202225 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£185,000
29 Mar 201830 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£149,500
17 Feb 201725 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£150,000
16 Dec 201622 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£148,500
28 Nov 201432 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£124,950
7 Feb 20147 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£122,500
20 Dec 201331 · BL8 1UUDetached£142,500
9 Dec 20136 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£121,000
12 May 201116 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£102,000
8 Oct 200930 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£150,000
3 Jul 200926 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£105,000
10 Jun 200922 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£147,500
8 Jun 200723 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£165,000
1 Feb 20079 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£148,000
27 Apr 200618 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£170,000
7 Jul 20051 · BL8 1UUDetached£156,000
15 Jul 20043 · BL8 1UUDetached£149,950
9 Jul 20049 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£115,000
9 Jul 200416 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£134,000
14 Jun 20047 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£94,950
12 Feb 20047 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£81,000
23 May 200331 · BL8 1UUDetached£106,000
16 May 20036 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£74,000
6 Dec 20023 · BL8 1UUDetached£120,000
1 May 200223 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£75,950
14 Sept 200116 · BL8 1UUSemi-detached£66,500
29 Sept 200012 · BL8 1UUDetached£77,500
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More streets in BL8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider BL8 area guide.

Tottington RoadBolton RoadWalshaw RoadBury RoadAinsworth RoadHolcombe RoadBrandlesholme RoadWood StreetBooth StreetKingsbury CloseScobell StreetWatling Street
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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.