18 Bowen Street, Bolton, BL1 5JW
About 18 Bowen Street
18 Bowen Street is a mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 5JW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 56.3% above the 2021 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £80,000 in October 2021. Across the public record there are 5 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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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
18 Bowen Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 18 Bowen Street, Bolton, BL1 5JW
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF PART SINGLE PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 13793/22
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Sales history & valuation
18 Bowen Street changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 11 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2021Most recent
£80,000
+14.3%over 12 months22 October 2020
£70,000
+75.0%over 9 months6 February 2020
£40,000
-20.0%over 1 year9 August 2018
£50,000
7 January 2011
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 5JW: £81,000 (2022–2020).
Versus other Bowen Street homes
Price per m² for 18 Bowen Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,083
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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







