79 Castle Street, Bolton, BL2 1AD
About 79 Castle Street
79 Castle Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL2 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2013. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £180,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
79 Castle Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 79 Castle Street, Bolton, BL2 1AD
- Sept 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
FELLING OF ONE SILVER BIRCH TREE.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 90387/13
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Sales history & valuation
79 Castle Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 2023Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 1AD: £115,000 (2022–2018).
Versus other Castle Street homes
79 Castle Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,353
Street avg £671
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Castle Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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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
58.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.0dB







