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On Chorley New Road, in Lostock & Ladybridge
What it's like at BL1 5AZ: every home that has sold on Chorley New Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Chorley New Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
32 of the 189 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 442, Chorley New RoadDetached | Feb 2004 | £566,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jul 2016 | £680,000 | 331 m² | £2,054/m² | 2 |
| 450, Chorley New RoadDetached | Oct 2022 | £1,550,000 | 410 m² | £3,780/m² | 2 |
| 452, Chorley New RoadDetached | Feb 2021 | £1,225,000 | 355 m² | £3,451/m² | 2 |
| 454, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jul 2024 | £1,100,000 | 438 m² | £2,511/m² | 2 |
| 456, Chorley New RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £400,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 456a, Chorley New RoadOther | Feb 2021 | £300,000 | 452 m² | £664/m² | 1 |
| 458, Chorley New RoadDetached · company-owned | Dec 2022 | £1,020,000 | 407 m² | £2,506/m² | 2 |
| 470, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jul 1995 | £395,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lostock, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 286k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Overton Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 575, 615, 576); 40 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Markland Hill Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lostock Primary School (0.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Ladybridge High School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Essa Academy (3 km) and Eden Boys' School, Bolton (3.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 1.9 km away, with Patisserie Decadente closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ladybridge Medical Centre (1.2 km), with Ladybridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Barbara Gregori is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 4.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Gerrys is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Markland Hill Lawn Tennis Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Detached houses make up 72% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Haslam Park, 2.1 km away; for exercise, Ladybridge Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 28 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 55% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Bolton, 3.3 km away (TEF Silver).
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bolton West constituency: Phil Brickell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,945 (11.1%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 19%, Green Party 9%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BL1 5AZ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Chorley New Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 112 homes with certificates have solar panels, 3 a heat pump, and 10 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.9% | 92.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Blackpool South · about 42 min
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 58 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.