68 Dorset Street, Bolton, BL2 1HR
About 68 Dorset Street
68 Dorset Street is a mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL2 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £131,000 sits 907.7% above the 2000 sale of £13,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£14/sq ft) was about 83.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 68 Dorset Street, Bolton, BL2 1HR
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF DORMER AND TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
- Council
- 28762
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04861/18
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 68 Dorset Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£13,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 2000Most recent
£13,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 1HR: £140,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Dorset Street homes
Price per m² for 68 Dorset Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£153
Street avg £958
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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. 50 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.0dB