BL3 house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in the BL postcode area

Likely student area · 1.0km from The University of Bolton

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Average asking price
£225k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£895
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
4.8%
6% above UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
3.6%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
1
99% below UK avg
Short-term let activity (Bolton)
#301 of 318

Summary

BL3 has a gross rental yield of 4.8%, 6% above the UK average, ranking #2 of 9 BL postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

+0.4pp since Jul
Jul: 6.4% 6.4% Jul Aug: 5.7% 5.7% Aug Sep: 6.4% 6.4% Sep Oct: 6.7% 6.7% Oct

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BL3 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £68k — — 6 / 0
1 £100k £589 7.1% 5 / 12
2 £170k £862 6.1% 56 / 16
3 £260k £1,200 5.5% 61 / 11
4 £310k £1,475 — 18 / 2
5+ £368k £3,300 — 8 / 2

Nearby BL postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
BL4 £210k £895 5.1% Compare
BL2 £250k £925 4.4% Compare
BL1 £250k £875 4.2% Compare
BL5 £270k £925 4.1% Compare
BL9 £265k £850 3.8% Compare
BL7 £320k £975 3.7% Compare
BL6 £300k £895 3.6% Compare
BL8 £325k £895 3.3% Compare
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