Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old School Rooms is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 83 m² this is the 19th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in The Old School Rooms, where floor areas span 32–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 30 units on file.
It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 83 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 July 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
External or internal wall insulation added
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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The Old School Rooms has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The Old School Rooms changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.8% per year over 4 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 18.8% per year over 4 years.
5 July 2005Most recent
£120,000
+26.4%over 1 year20 June 2004
£94,950
+46.1%over 2 years13 December 2001
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 1NR: £70,000 (2026–2022).
The Old School Rooms, Flat 12, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Mar 2026
The Old School Rooms, Flat 27, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Aug 2025
The Old School Rooms, Flat 5, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Oct 2023
The Old School Rooms, Flat 25, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold May 2023
The Old School Rooms, Flat 17, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Dec 2022
The Old School Rooms outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,446
Street avg £1,335
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Breightmet Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bolton Sixth Form College. 47 schools nearby.
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