What type of property is 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What did 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ sell for?

17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ last sold for £245,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

The current EPC rating for 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL2 3EJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ located?

17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ sits in Bradshaw, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ is St Maxentius CofE Primary School (541m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Turton School (718m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Poplar Avenue, BL2 3EJ is Aire Drive, 138m away. The nearest rail option is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 651m away.

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17 Poplar Avenue, Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 3EJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Poplar Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Poplar Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradshaw, Bolton, Bolton (BL2 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 19.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £245,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Poplar Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Poplar Avenue, Bradshaw, Bolton, BL2 3EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Poplar Avenue has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 17 Poplar Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£293,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£245,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

4 February 2022Most recent
£245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 3EJ: £205,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in BL2 3EJ

On the street

Versus other Poplar Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Poplar Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,290

Street avg £2,102

Above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.

Full Bolton report

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

Aire Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Maxentius CofE Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL2 3EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL2 3EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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