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5 Bank Top Grove, Bolton, BL1 8SL

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Bank Top Grove

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Bank Top Grove is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bank Top Grove, Bolton, BL1 8SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bank Top Grove has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£207,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£210,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 March 2022Most recent

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 8SL: £262,500 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Bank Top Grove homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Bank Top Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,800

Street avg £2,841

On par

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Bank Top Grove

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£203k

1 Coniston Street

BL1 8LL

£200k

1 Avoncliff Close

BL1 8BD

£183k

1 Anson Street

BL1 8LG

£175k

1 Booth Street

BL1 8DA

3 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Bents Terrace, Winter Street

BL1 8GL

£166k

1 Brookside Walk

BL1 8FW

£166k

1 Cobden Street

BL1 8BE

2 bed1 bath
£165k

1 Barrie Way

BL1 8TA

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.
Full Bolton report

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

0.1 km

Hathaway Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Sharples Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL1 8SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL1 8SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL1 8SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Bank Top Grove, Bolton, BL1 8SL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.