52 Rigby Lane, Bolton, BL2 3EQ

52 Rigby Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL2 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £274,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.