3 Dowson Street, Bolton, BL2 1AB
About 3 Dowson Street
3 Dowson Street is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
3 Dowson Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Dowson Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Dowson Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in BL2 1AB: £107,500 (2022–1995).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bury Old Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School. 48 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
59.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.9dB







