8 Amblethorn Drive, Bolton, BL1 7BP
About 8 Amblethorn Drive
8 Amblethorn Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bolton (BL1 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 38.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £316,500 in December 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Amblethorn Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 December 2022
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Planning history
8 Amblethorn Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 18 years.
£316,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2019Most recent
£316,500
+29.7%over 6 years9 June 2013
£244,000
+75.6%over 11 years23 October 2001
£138,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 7BP: £295,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BL1 7BP
Versus other Amblethorn Drive homes
8 Amblethorn Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,229
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mackenzie Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







