5 Chelwood Close, Bolton, BL1 7LN
About 5 Chelwood Close
5 Chelwood Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Bolton (BL1 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 47.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 27.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
5 Chelwood Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Chelwood Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Chelwood Close, Bolton, BL1 7LN
- Apr 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.72M LONG; 3.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.40M EAVES HEIGHT).
- Council
- 18609
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 00473/17
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Chelwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 2016Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 7LN: £325,000 (2023–2001).
Versus other Chelwood Close homes
5 Chelwood Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £3,100
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.3 km
Birkett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
High Lawn Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







