170 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8DR
About 170 Blackburn Road
170 Blackburn Road is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 45 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–193 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 10 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 52.4% below the 2020 sale of £302,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£625/sq ft) was about 271.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold March 2020 for £302,500.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
170 Blackburn Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 170 Blackburn Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£302,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2020Most recent
£302,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 8DR: £80,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in BL1 8DR
Versus other Blackburn Road homes
170 Blackburn Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,722
Street avg £2,056
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Draycott Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Valley Community Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







