49 Fifth Avenue, Bolton, BL1 4LX
About 49 Fifth Avenue
49 Fifth Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 237.3% above the 2001 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 49.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 17 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 49 Fifth Avenue, Bolton, BL1 4LX
- Feb 2023DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14416/22
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Sales history & valuation
49 Fifth Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2001Most recent
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 4LX: £297,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Fifth Avenue homes
On price per m², 49 Fifth Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£838
Street avg £2,082
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chassen Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Devonshire Road Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB






