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On Viscount Close, in Horwich North
What it's like at BL6 7FU: every home that has sold on Viscount 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Viscount Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 47 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Viscount CloseDetached | Dec 2024 | £600,825 | 174 m² | £3,453/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Viscount CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £313,995 | 95 m² | £3,305/m² | 1 |
| 4, Viscount CloseDetached | Oct 2025 | £433,995 | 99 m² | £4,384/m² | 1 |
| 5, Viscount CloseSemi-detached | May 2024 | £322,995 | 95 m² | £3,400/m² | 1 |
| 6, Viscount CloseDetached | Feb 2024 | £530,495 | 143 m² | £3,710/m² | 1 |
| 7, Viscount CloseDetached | Aug 2024 | £437,995 | 118 m² | £3,712/m² | 1 |
| 8, Viscount CloseDetached | Jul 2024 | £386,995 | 99 m² | £3,909/m² | 1 |
| 9, Viscount CloseDetached | Aug 2024 | £399,995 | 99 m² | £4,040/m² | 1 |
| 10, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £536,745 | 158 m² | £3,397/m² | 1 |
| 11, Viscount CloseDetached | Oct 2024 | £520,120 | 143 m² | £3,637/m² | 1 |
| 12, Viscount CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £322,995 | 95 m² | £3,400/m² | 1 |
| 14, Viscount CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £315,230 | 95 m² | £3,318/m² | 1 |
| 15, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £469,995 | 126 m² | £3,730/m² | 1 |
| 16, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £540,645 | 158 m² | £3,422/m² | 1 |
| 17, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £336,495 | 92 m² | £3,658/m² | 1 |
| 18, Viscount CloseDetached | Oct 2024 | £504,995 | 135 m² | £3,741/m² | 1 |
| 19, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £528,230 | 143 m² | £3,694/m² | 1 |
| 20, Viscount CloseDetached | Sept 2024 | £399,995 | 99 m² | £4,040/m² | 1 |
| 21, Viscount CloseDetached | Dec 2024 | £401,995 | 99 m² | £4,061/m² | 1 |
| 22, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £437,995 | 118 m² | £3,712/m² | 1 |
| 23, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £511,995 | 135 m² | £3,793/m² | 1 |
| 24, Viscount CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £486,995 | 135 m² | £3,607/m² | 1 |
| 25, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £504,995 | 135 m² | £3,741/m² | 1 |
| 26, Viscount CloseDetached | Feb 2025 | £406,995 | 99 m² | £4,111/m² | 1 |
| 27, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £523,495 | 143 m² | £3,661/m² | 1 |
| 28, Viscount CloseDetached | Feb 2025 | £518,495 | 143 m² | £3,626/m² | 1 |
| 29, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £401,568 | 99 m² | £4,056/m² | 1 |
| 30, Viscount CloseDetached | Feb 2025 | £494,495 | 135 m² | £3,663/m² | 1 |
| 31, Viscount CloseDetached | Jul 2025 | £410,995 | 99 m² | £4,151/m² | 1 |
| 32, Viscount CloseDetached | Feb 2025 | £406,995 | 99 m² | £4,111/m² | 1 |
| 33, Viscount CloseDetached | Sept 2025 | £495,000 | 158 m² | £3,133/m² | 1 |
| 34, Viscount CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £403,995 | 99 m² | £4,081/m² | 1 |
| 35, Viscount CloseDetached | Sept 2025 | £517,495 | 158 m² | £3,275/m² | 1 |
| 36, Viscount CloseDetached | May 2025 | £431,995 | 118 m² | £3,661/m² | 1 |
| 37, Viscount CloseDetached | Aug 2025 | £353,630 | 92 m² | £3,844/m² | 1 |
| 38, Viscount CloseDetached | Aug 2025 | £409,510 | 99 m² | £4,136/m² | 1 |
| 39, Viscount CloseDetached | Sept 2025 | £450,995 | 118 m² | £3,822/m² | 1 |
| 40, Viscount CloseDetached | Jul 2025 | £415,995 | 99 m² | £4,202/m² | 1 |
| 42, Viscount CloseDetached | Jul 2025 | £502,995 | 135 m² | £3,726/m² | 1 |
| 44, Viscount CloseDetached | Sept 2025 | £407,020 | 99 m² | £4,111/m² | 1 |
| 47, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £178,500 | 72 m² | £2,479/m² | 1 |
| 49, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £143,500 | 60 m² | £2,392/m² | 1 |
| 51, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £178,500 | 72 m² | £2,479/m² | 1 |
| 53, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £102,000 | 143 m² | £713/m² | 1 |
| 55, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £82,000 | 60 m² | £1,367/m² | 1 |
| 57, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £82,000 | 60 m² | £1,367/m² | 1 |
| 59, Viscount CloseTerraced | Oct 2025 | £102,000 | 72 m² | £1,417/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Blackrod, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Green Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 576, 516); 9 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Beacon Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 36% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rivington and Blackrod High School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 49.2 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 850 m away, with Patel Stores closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pike View, Dr Malhotra & Partners (1.1 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Stephens Barber Shop is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 7.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% 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: 22 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
ACE Catering is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Loft the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 134 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Old Station Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Bodypro Personal Training (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% 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.
8 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%.
23 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 7FU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Viscount Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 47 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 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.1% | 92.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.4% | 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 40 min
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 61 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.