8 Craven Place, Bolton, BL1 5TF
About 8 Craven Place
8 Craven Place is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 5TF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 83 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 64.8% above the 2017 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Craven Place ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 December 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
8 Craven Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 8 Craven Place, Bolton, BL1 5TF
- Oct 2013ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.2M LONG; 3.2M MAX HEIGHT; 2.35M EAVES HEIGHT)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 90665/13
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Sales history & valuation
8 Craven Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 7 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2017Most recent
£105,000
+16.7%over 7 years15 September 2009
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 5TF: £130,000 (2026–2020).
Versus other Craven Place homes
EPC Rating for 8 Craven Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,265
Street avg £1,176
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Montserrat Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Johnson Fold Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







