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 £171,000 sits 62.9% above the 2017 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 24.6% 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
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.
£171,000
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: £116,250 (2024–2019).
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 £1,102
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/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







