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St James Street, BL5

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

Median sold price
£134,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,583
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
27
Distinct homes
17
Price range
£43,500£485,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

St James Street is a mix of detached houses and terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £134,000 — roughly 35% below the BL5 norm. On floor area that works out near £2,583 per square metre, above 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. With 27 sales across 17 homes since 2000, homes here come to market only rarely.

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St James Street prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 27 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL5 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k2000200520102015202020252000: £43,500 median · 1 sale2002: £87,475 median · 2 sales2003: £100,000 median · 6 sales2004: £180,000 median · 1 sale2006: £225,000 median · 1 sale2007: £155,000 median · 2 sales2010: £100,000 median · 1 sale2014: £292,500 median · 2 sales2015: £375,000 median · 1 sale2016: £153,000 median · 4 sales2017: £128,000 median · 1 sale2018: £184,500 median · 2 sales2021: £180,000 median · 1 sale2023: £485,000 median · 1 sale2025: £217,000 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 St James Street compares

St 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
St James Street£134k · 27*

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
£134,000
median · all recorded sales
BL5 district
£205,000
median · last 8 years · street -35%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

St James Street's £134,000 median sits about 35% below BL5's £205,000; on floor space it runs £2,583/m² against the district's £2,337/m² (+11%).

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 St James Street.

Detached
£225,000
11 sales
Terraced
£121,000
9 sales
Semi-detached
£100,000
7 sales

Every recorded sale on St James Street

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
22 Aug 20254 · BL5 2EBTerraced£217,000
7 Sept 202318a · BL5 2EBDetached£485,000
7 Sept 202114 · BL5 2EBTerraced£180,000
10 Dec 201834 · BL5 2EBDetached£245,000
22 Jan 201843 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£124,000
15 Nov 201714 · BL5 2EBTerraced£128,000
15 Nov 201645 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£134,000
3 May 201610 · BL5 2EBTerraced£172,000
8 Feb 201640 · BL5 2EBDetached£247,000
5 Feb 201641 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£130,000
20 Nov 201520 · BL5 2EBDetached£375,000
4 Jul 201418 · BL5 2EBDetached£210,000
27 Jun 201418a · BL5 2EBDetached£375,000
26 Apr 20106 · BL5 2EBTerraced£100,000
28 Aug 200724 · BL5 2EBDetached£210,000
8 May 200745 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£100,000
2 Oct 200618 · BL5 2EBDetached£225,000
23 Feb 200432 · BL5 2EBDetached£180,000
4 Jul 200310 · BL5 2EBTerraced£121,000
20 Jun 200314 · BL5 2EBTerraced£74,000
6 Jun 200316 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£100,000
6 Jun 200316 · BL5 2EBTerraced£100,000
6 Jun 200316 · BL5 2EBTerraced£100,000
24 Feb 200318a · BL5 2EBDetached£203,000
7 Aug 200247 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£74,950
14 Jun 200246 · BL5 2EBDetached£100,000
14 Jul 200016 · BL5 2EBSemi-detached£43,500
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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.