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 £431,000 is 36.2% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2022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
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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.
£431,000
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
1/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







