Understanding whether the current property market favours buyers or sellers is key to making the right call.

You may have seen property gurus filling up your social media feeds with tales of how they bought a number of properties without using any of their own savings, and now they have retired at the age of 32 with a portfolio worth £10m. And of course, for the princely sum of £997, you can learn how to do this too.

With the number of homes for sale in Bolton’s BL1 to BL7 postcodes jumping from 1,360 in March 2022 to 2,131 by March 2025, the playing field has become more crowded. That means smart, strategic pricing is now more important than ever if you want to stand out and get sold.

Is the Bolton property market broken for first-time buyers? It might seem that way, but the data and the numbers tell a very different story about what Bolton buyers can afford in 2025.