8 Brailsford Road, Bolton, BL2 3AB
About 8 Brailsford Road
8 Brailsford Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 27.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
8 Brailsford Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Brailsford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2022Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 3AB: £115,000 (2018–1999).
Versus other Brailsford Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Brailsford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,769
Street avg £1,458
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Firwood Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Castle Hill Primary School. 37 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







