Overview
Cardwells is an estate and letting agent based at 11 Institute Street, Bolton, BL1 1PZ. The business trades from 2 offices under the same website (cardwells.co.uk). The registered business name is Fivegate Limited. Companies House number 01822919. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
Between 2024 and 2025 home.co.uk recorded Cardwells in 11 local agent league tables on 13 occasions. At its best it ranked 1st of 113 agents in Bolton (November 2024), with 97 homes for sale of 997 in the area (10% share). In the most recent capture (October 2025) it was 2nd of 26 in Little Lever with 7 homes, a 9% share.
Homes in the BL1 postcode district sold for a median £200,000 across 585 sales in the last 12 months. Across Bolton the average price is £204,379 (July 2026), +73.3% over ten years and 5.4× its January 1995 level. 48 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in BL1.
Market position and ranking
How Cardwells has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2024 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lever | 2025-10 | 2of 26 | 7of 80 | 9% |
| Westhoughton | 2025-10 | 18of 28 | 1of 189 | 1% |
| Horwich | 2025-08 | 6of 25 | 3of 158 | 2% |
| Worsley | 2024-12 | 13of 19 | 1of 100 | 1% |
| BB3 | 2024-12 | 19of 20+ | 2of 244 | 1% |
| OL12 | 2024-12 | 17of 20+ | 1of 200 | 1% |
| M26 | 2024-11 | 15of 20+ | 2of 160 | 1% |
| BL7 | 2024-11 | 5of 20+ | 9of 158 | 6% |
| Bolton | 2024-11 | 1of 113 | 97of 997 | 10% |
| BL1 | 2024-11 | 2of 20+ | 32of 355 | 9% |
| BL6 | 2024-11 | 6of 20+ | 11of 314 | 3% |
The Little Lever market it trades in
26 agents advertising 80 homes, average asking price £278,769, 19 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2025-10-05.
All homes for sale in Little Lever
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Little Lever
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannon Holmes79-81 Market Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1HH | 17 | 21% |
| 2 | CardwellsInstitute Street, Bolton, BL1 1PZ | 7 | 9% |
| 3 | Miller Metcalfe- 10 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL1 1DG | 7 | 9% |
| 4 | Miller Metcalfe87a Lea Gate, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 4BQ | 4 | 5% |
| 5 | Wilcox Estate AgentsBury Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PA | 4 | 5% |
| 6 | Your Move43 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 1NR | 4 | 5% |
| 7 | CardwellsMarket Street, Bury, BL9 0AJ | 3 | 4% |
| 8 | Entwistle GreenDeansgate, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1BG | 3 | 4% |
| 9 | Entwistle GreenBury 10 The Rock, Bury Lancashire BL9 0NT | 3 | 4% |
| 10 | JonSimon Estate Agents10-12 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SQ | 3 | 4% |
| 11 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 3 | 4% |
| 12 | Miller Metcalfe9-11 Market Street, Bury, BL9 0AH | 2 | 3% |
| 13 | Mistoria108-110, Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1BD | 2 | 3% |
| 14 | PurplebricksPurplebricks, 146 Freston Road,, London,, W10 6TR | 2 | 3% |
| 15 | Bolton Properties, Bolton121A Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 8EX | 1 | 1% |
| 16 | Charles Louis Homes - RamsbottomBolton Street, Ramsbottom, BL0 9HX | 1 | 1% |
| 17 | ClavesClaves House, 295D Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9BT | 1 | 1% |
| 18 | Eric Clarke, Bolton25-27 Brackley Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9DS | 1 | 1% |
| 19 | eXp UK114 St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4BE | 1 | 1% |
| 20 | Keenans Estate Agents113 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AA | 1 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read cardwells.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Bolton since January 1995, and what has sold in BL1 in the last year. Bolton averages £204,379 in July 2026, +29.3% over five years and +73.3% over ten.
Average house price, Bolton
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Bolton
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in BL1
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in BL1
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, BL1 | £200,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 585 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | Semi-detached | £240,000 |
| Terraced | £155,000 | Flat | £110,000 |
Other agents in BL1
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Miller North West Ltd T/A Miller Metcalfe. | Letting agentIndependent | 6home.co.uk 2025 |
| Reside Bolton | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 6home.co.uk 2025 |
| Entwistle Green | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Mistoria Estate Agents Bolton Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Redpath Leach Estate Agents Limited | Letting agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| The Purple Property Shop Limited | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Chris Ball Sales & Lettings | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1home.co.uk 2024 |
| Northwood (Bolton) Limited | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| 1ClickMove | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Arizona Estates | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Badshah Lettings agents Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Core Estates NW Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Courtneys | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Cozy Homes (BOLTON) LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Damilare olatunji | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Edwards | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Esquire Marketing and Lettings Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Farrell Heyworth | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| J & S O'Brien | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Karen Ritchie Estates | Estate agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Bolton · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Cardwells offices
1 other office share the website cardwells.co.uk.
- CardwellsBury BL9 0AJ
Questions and answers
Is Cardwells a leading agent in Little Lever?
home.co.uk ranked it 2nd of 26 agents in Little Lever by homes for sale in October 2025, with 9% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Cardwells a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Cardwells?
A median £200,000 in BL1 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 585 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 13 snapshots, 2024–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Bolton, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | BL1, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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