What type of property is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ sell for?

38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ last sold for £420,000 in December 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £72,500 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

Across 4 sales between November 1996 and December 2023, 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ rose from £72,500 to £420,000, a change of £347,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

The current EPC rating for 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,453 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL2 3EQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ is in council tax band D.

Where is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ located?

38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ sits in Bolton. It falls within the BL2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

The closest primary school to 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ is St Maxentius CofE Primary School (514m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Turton School (684m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ?

The closest bus stop to 38 Rigby Lane, BL2 3EQ is Rigby Lane, 205m away. The nearest rail option is Bromley Cross Rail Station, 613m away.

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38 Rigby Lane, Bolton, BL2 3EQ

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

135 m²

1453 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 38 Rigby Lane

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

38 Rigby Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 135 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £420,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

38 Rigby Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Rigby Lane, Bolton, BL2 3EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Rigby Lane 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.

38 Rigby Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£420,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

4 December 2023Most recent
£420,000
+47.7%over 17 years
28 September 2006
£284,450
+32.3%over 2 years
28 November 2003
£215,000
+196.6%over 6 years
29 November 1996
£72,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 3EQ: £240,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BL2 3EQ

On the street

Versus other Rigby Lane homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 38 Rigby Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,111

Street avg £2,138

Strongly above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.7 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Rigby Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Maxentius CofE Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL2 3EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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