Moss Bank House, Flat 2, 17 Capitol Close, Bolton, BL1 6LU

Moss Bank House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 30.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.