9 Cleveleys Avenue, Bolton, BL2 2TB

9 Cleveleys Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 2TB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2018. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 35.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £145,000.