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On Silver Birch Close, in Horwich East
What it's like at BL6 4GF: every home that has sold on Silver Birch Close 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Silver Birch Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 40 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2013 | £394,995 | 151 m² | £2,616/m² | 1 |
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| 2, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2010 | £439,950 | 176 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| 3, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jan 2025 | £470,000 | 182 m² | £2,582/m² | 4 |
| 4, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2016 | £327,500 | 113 m² | £2,898/m² | 2 |
| 5, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2010 | £414,950 | 150 m² | £2,766/m² | 1 |
| 6, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2010 | £380,000 | 151 m² | £2,517/m² | 1 |
| 7, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2010 | £449,950 | 176 m² | £2,557/m² | 1 |
| 8, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2020 | £380,000 | 143 m² | £2,657/m² | 2 |
| 9, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2010 | £339,950 | 128 m² | £2,656/m² | 1 |
| 10, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2011 | £419,950 | 149 m² | £2,818/m² | 1 |
| 11, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2010 | £401,950 | 151 m² | £2,662/m² | 1 |
| 12, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £445,000 | 175 m² | £2,543/m² | 3 |
| 14, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2017 | £325,000 | 128 m² | £2,539/m² | 3 |
| 15, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2024 | £567,500 | 172 m² | £3,299/m² | 2 |
| 16, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2012 | £364,950 | 143 m² | £2,552/m² | 1 |
| 17, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2010 | £399,950 | 151 m² | £2,649/m² | 1 |
| 18, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2012 | £435,950 | 151 m² | £2,887/m² | 1 |
| 19, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2020 | £225,000 | 96 m² | £2,344/m² | 2 |
| 20, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2013 | £364,995 | 148 m² | £2,466/m² | 1 |
| 21, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2019 | £210,000 | 102 m² | £2,059/m² | 3 |
| 22, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Aug 2015 | £367,500 | 187 m² | £1,965/m² | 2 |
| 24, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2011 | £346,500 | 143 m² | £2,423/m² | 1 |
| 25, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | Sept 2021 | £220,000 | 102 m² | £2,157/m² | 2 |
| 26, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Apr 2026 | £565,000 | 165 m² | £3,424/m² | 2 |
| 27, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | Jun 2021 | £230,000 | 99 m² | £2,323/m² | 3 |
| 28, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2012 | £299,995 | 124 m² | £2,419/m² | 1 |
| 30, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Oct 2011 | £414,425 | 176 m² | £2,355/m² | 1 |
| 32, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Jul 2022 | £465,000 | 112 m² | £4,152/m² | 2 |
| 34, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Aug 2012 | £322,950 | 128 m² | £2,523/m² | 1 |
| 36, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2023 | £525,000 | 154 m² | £3,409/m² | 2 |
| 38, Silver Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2025 | £460,000 | 146 m² | £3,151/m² | 3 |
| 40, Silver Birch CloseDetached | May 2011 | £360,000 | 143 m² | £2,517/m² | 1 |
| 42, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £202,950 | 102 m² | £1,990/m² | 1 |
| 44, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £240,000 | 93 m² | £2,581/m² | 2 |
| 46, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | Sept 2021 | £210,000 | 104 m² | £2,019/m² | 3 |
| 48, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | Jan 2020 | £191,000 | 102 m² | £1,873/m² | 2 |
| 50, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | Mar 2025 | £249,999 | 117 m² | £2,137/m² | 2 |
| 52, Silver Birch CloseTerraced | May 2024 | £210,000 | 100 m² | £2,100/m² | 3 |
| 54, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £252,500 | 114 m² | £2,215/m² | 2 |
| 56, Silver Birch CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £210,000 | 104 m² | £2,019/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Horwich Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 550k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Cambridge Road, 450 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 575, 576, 615, 920).
The nearest primary school is Claypool Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 34% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Joseph's RC High School, 900 m 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, 1.3 km away, with One Stop closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kildonan House (2.3 km), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Serenity Hair & Beauty Salon is 1.0 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.
Bolton Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Beehive the nearest pub (550 m).
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, 850 m away; for exercise, Rock Over Climbing Bolton (1.2 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.
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.
12 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%.
15 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 4GF →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Silver Birch Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 38 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% | 1.1% |
| 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.