17 Bowen Street, Bolton, BL1 5JW
About 17 Bowen Street
17 Bowen Street is a mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 52 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold August 2022 for £85,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 44.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 69.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
17 Bowen Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
17 Bowen Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Bowen Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 22 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2022Most recent
£85,000
+3.7%over 14 years24 April 2008
£82,000
+26.2%over 3 years11 March 2005
£65,000
+100.3%over 4 years9 February 2001
£32,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 5JW: £80,000 (2021–2020).
Versus other Bowen Street homes
Price per m² for 17 Bowen Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,635
Street avg £1,071
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Merlin Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB