Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old School Rooms is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 100 m² this is the 28th 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.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 81.4% above the 2025 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £70,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 September 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.2% per year over 20 years.
£70,000
Growth on file: -3.2% per year over 20 years.
17 August 2025Most recent
£70,000
-48.1%over 20 years6 June 2005
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 1NR: £76,000 (2026–2022).
The Old School Rooms, Flat 12, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Mar 2026
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, Flat 34, Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
Sold Mar 2022
The Old School Rooms outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£700
Street avg £1,364
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 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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