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On Chorley New Road, in Horwich East
What it's like at BL6 4AA: 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 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.
4 of the 462 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 619, Chorley New RoadDetached | Oct 2017 | £400,000 | 289 m² | £1,384/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621, Chorley New RoadDetached | Mar 2021 | £656,000 | 197 m² | £3,330/m² | 1 |
| 623, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jan 2021 | £740,000 | 226 m² | £3,274/m² | 1 |
| 625, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jan 2021 | £860,000 | 295 m² | £2,915/m² | 1 |
| 631, Chorley New RoadDetached | Jan 2018 | £400,000 | 473 m² | £846/m² | 1 |
| 633, Chorley New RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £599,000 | 162 m² | £3,698/m² | 1 |
| 635, Chorley New RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £420,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 639, Chorley New RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £520,000 | 262 m² | £1,985/m² | 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 Links Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 575, 576, 615, 920); 57 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lostock Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's RC High School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 44.8 · 7.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Essa Academy (5.8 km) and Eden Boys' School, Bolton (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.9 km away, with Broadgate Farm closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ladybridge Medical Centre (2.1 km), with Cohens Direct the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Bella Vida is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Bolton Hospital, 6.9 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Regent Park Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Tempest United AFC the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 107 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Harrier Close Park, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Rock Over Climbing Bolton (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 30 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Bolton, 4.5 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
13 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%.
9 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 BL6 4AA →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Chorley New Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 325 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 75 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.5% | 92.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 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 38 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · 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.