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On Princess Road, in Horwich East
What it's like at BL6 4DS: every home that has sold on Princess 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Princess Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Bowland House, Princess RoadDetached | Aug 2020 | £520,000 | 125 m² | £4,160/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantwood, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £171,000 | 194 m² | £881/m² | 1 |
| Churston, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2018 | £700,000 | 250 m² | £2,800/m² | 3 |
| Crantock, Princess RoadDetached | Oct 2020 | £1,400,000 | 387 m² | £3,618/m² | 1 |
| Glengariffe, Princess RoadDetached | Aug 2022 | £1,020,000 | 304 m² | £3,355/m² | 1 |
| High Rid, Princess RoadDetached | Oct 2016 | £518,000 | 264 m² | £1,962/m² | 2 |
| Hillcrest, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £488,200 | 243 m² | £2,009/m² | 2 |
| Hollybank, Princess RoadDetached | Jul 2002 | £247,500 | 258 m² | £959/m² | 1 |
| Inglenook, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £670,000 | 169 m² | £3,964/m² | 3 |
| Low Rid, Princess RoadDetached | Feb 2026 | £1,030,000 | 287 m² | £3,589/m² | 3 |
| Pembroke, Princess RoadDetached | Nov 2004 | £648,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Redthorne, Princess RoadDetached | Aug 2015 | £750,000 | 269 m² | £2,788/m² | 1 |
| Silecroft, Princess RoadDetached | Dec 2007 | £668,000 | 333 m² | £2,006/m² | 1 |
| Silverdale, Princess RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £485,000 | 142 m² | £3,415/m² | 1 |
| The Orchids, Princess RoadDetached | May 1997 | £235,000 | 394 m² | £596/m² | 1 |
| Westgate, Princess RoadDetached | May 2026 | £691,000 | 188 m² | £3,676/m² | 1 |
| Westrees, Princess RoadDetached | Mar 2021 | £697,000 | 199 m² | £3,503/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lostock, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 286k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Links Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 575, 576, 615, 920); 41 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lostock Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's RC High School, 1.7 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 (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ladybridge Medical Centre (2.2 km), with Cohens Direct the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Bella Vida is 1.4 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.
Medirest Healthcare Compass Group at Beaumont Hospital is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Beehive the nearest pub (1.3 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 (1.7 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, 4.6 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%.
8 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 4DS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Princess Road in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 0 of 28 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 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.