3 Bracken Close, Bolton, BL1 7DF
About 3 Bracken Close
3 Bracken Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bolton (BL1 7DF). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 71 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 49.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Bracken Close 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
3 Bracken Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 2017Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 7DF: £185,000 (2019–1995).
Versus other Bracken Close homes
3 Bracken Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,746
Street avg £2,169
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.1 km
Birkett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
High Lawn Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







