480 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8PE
About 480 Blackburn Road
480 Blackburn Road is a mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL1 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–86 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £122,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
480 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 2022Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BL1 8PE: £110,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Blackburn Road homes
EPC Rating for 480 Blackburn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Nell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB