30 Castle Street, Bolton, BL2 1AE

30 Castle Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bolton (BL2 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 488 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 421.7% above the 1998 sale of £23,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 41.1% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.