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Water Street, BL7

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

Median sold price
£117,498
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,411
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
26
Distinct homes
14
Price range
£64,000£227,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2024
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Water Street is mostly terraced houses. The median sale price is £117,498, about 53% below the typical BL7 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £2,411, below the district's £2,626. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across BL7 prices have been easing over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 26 sales across 14 homes since 2001.

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Water Street prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 26 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBL7 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252001: £71,000 median · 1 sale2002: £90,000 median · 3 sales2003: £86,000 median · 4 sales2004: £96,000 median · 2 sales2005: £113,000 median · 2 sales2006: £122,498 median · 2 sales2011: £161,000 median · 2 sales2016: £137,500 median · 1 sale2018: £132,500 median · 2 sales2021: £183,000 median · 1 sale2022: £100,000 median · 1 sale2023: £209,000 median · 4 sales2024: £160,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the BL7 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Water Street compares

Water Street against the BL7 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Broadhead Road£375k · 54
Chapeltown Road£331k · 48
Bolton Road£240k · 64
High Street£238k · 48
Blackburn Road£230k · 114
Threadfold Way£198k · 70
Deakins Mill Way£174k · 58
Darwen Road£172k · 121
Clarendon Gardens£130k · 46
Water Street£117k · 26*

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
£117,498
median · all recorded sales
BL7 district
£250,000
median · last 8 years · street -53%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Water Street's £117,498 median sits about 53% below BL7's £250,000; on floor space it runs £2,411/m² against the district's £2,626/m² (-8%).

Street and BL7 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 Water Street.

Terraced
£122,498
22 sales
Semi-detached
£82,250
4 sales

Every recorded sale on Water Street

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
15 Mar 202411 · BL7 9SSTerraced£160,000
29 Sept 202319 · BL7 9SSTerraced£227,000
28 Apr 20232 · BL7 9SSTerraced£148,000
27 Jan 202317 · BL7 9SSTerraced£225,500
9 Jan 20237 · BL7 9SSTerraced£192,500
18 Nov 20226 · BL7 9SSnon-standardTerraced£160,000
20 Oct 202213 · BL7 9SSTerraced£100,000
5 Feb 202117 · BL7 9SSTerraced£183,000
23 Jul 20208 · BL7 9SSnon-standardTerraced£105,000
14 Dec 20184 · BL7 9SSTerraced£130,000
17 Aug 20182 · BL7 9SSTerraced£135,000
8 Nov 20175 · BL7 9SSnon-standardTerraced£141,000
7 Oct 201618 · BL7 9SSSemi-detached£137,500
9 Feb 201119 · BL7 9SSTerraced£160,000
21 Jan 201117 · BL7 9SSTerraced£162,000
21 Mar 200617 · BL7 9SSTerraced£119,995
22 Feb 20066 · BL7 9SSTerraced£125,000
2 Aug 20057 · BL7 9SSTerraced£111,000
4 Mar 20054 · BL7 9SSTerraced£115,000
1 Mar 200414 · BL7 9SSTerraced£97,500
5 Feb 20042 · BL7 9SSTerraced£94,500
16 Dec 200313 · BL7 9SSTerraced£82,000
28 Nov 20036 · BL7 9SSSemi-detached£93,500
2 May 20032 · BL7 9SSTerraced£80,000
25 Apr 200320 · BL7 9SSTerraced£90,000
2 Dec 200210 · BL7 9SSTerraced£94,000
27 Sept 20025 · BL7 9SSTerraced£90,000
25 Apr 200222 · BL7 9SSSemi-detached£64,000
20 Jul 200118 · BL7 9SSSemi-detached£71,000

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 BL7

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider BL7 area guide.

Darwen RoadBlackburn RoadThreadfold WayValley MillBolton RoadDeakins Mill WayHigh StreetChapeltown RoadClarendon GardensQueens AvenueLords Stile LaneCox Green Road
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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.