5 Barnston Close, Bolton, BL1 8TF
About 5 Barnston Close
5 Barnston Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 8TF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 58.4% above the 2013 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
5 Barnston Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Barnston Close 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
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2013Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 8TF: £249,950 (2021–2009).
Versus other Barnston Close homes
On epc rating, 5 Barnston Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,488
Street avg £2,127
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sunnymead Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB