53 Seymour Road, Bolton, BL1 8PT
About 53 Seymour Road
53 Seymour Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 8PT). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 11.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £385,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
53 Seymour Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
53 Seymour 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 53 Seymour Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 April 2023Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 8PT: £165,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BL1 8PT
Versus other Seymour Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 53 Seymour Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,995
Street avg £1,461
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Watermillock Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge. 41 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







