8 Chaucer Street, Bolton, BL1 3HR
About 8 Chaucer Street
8 Chaucer Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 3HR). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 51.2% above the 2020 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £80,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Chaucer Street, Bolton, BL1 3HR
- Mar 2012Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY, PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR, RAISING OF ROOFS, LOFT CONVERSION INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF DORMER WINDOWS AND ENLARGEMENT OF FRONT PORCH
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 87476/12
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 September 2020Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 3HR: £105,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Chaucer Street homes
EPC Rating for 8 Chaucer Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,429
Street avg £1,186
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lytton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Brownlow Fold Primary School. 43 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







