5 Dorset Street, Bolton, BL2 1HP
About 5 Dorset Street
5 Dorset Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL2 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 89.8% above the 2009 sale of £72,727. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
5 Dorset Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Dorset 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
Price for 5 Dorset Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.6% per year over 11 years.
£72,727
Growth on file: 15.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2009Most recent
£72,727
+1.1%9 December 2009
£71,930
+99.8%over 10 years3 June 1999
£36,000
+140.0%18 January 1999
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 1HP: £133,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Dorset Street homes
EPC Rating for 5 Dorset Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,210
Street avg £1,115
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.1 km
Castle Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.8dB