5 Bronte Close, Bolton, BL1 3XE
About 5 Bronte Close
5 Bronte Close is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 3XE). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2026
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Planning history
5 Bronte Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 5 Bronte Close, Bolton, BL1 3XE
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
ERECTION OF EXTENSION BELOW UNDERCROFT TOGETHER WITH NEW VEHICLE ACCESS
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18548/24
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bronte Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in BL1 3XE: £62,000 (2024–2001).
Versus other Bronte Close homes
5 Bronte Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wordsworth Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brownlow Fold Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB