281 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8HB
About 281 Blackburn Road
281 Blackburn Road is a mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 19 m² (around 205 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 19 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–219 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 19 m² it sits well below the postcode median (29 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 205.8% above the 1998 sale of £52,000. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2007.
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Energy performance
281 Blackburn Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 281 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8HB
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO FORM TWO SELF-CONTAINED FLATS
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 77637/07
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Sales history & valuation
281 Blackburn Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£52,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 1998Most recent
£52,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BL1 8HB: £26,475 (2003–1997).
Nearby sales in BL1 8HB
Versus other Blackburn Road homes
281 Blackburn Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
19 m²
Street avg 23 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
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Ullswater Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Eden Boys' School, Bolton. 43 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB