2 Brown Barn Cottages, Bradshaw Road, Bolton, BL2 4JP
About 2 Brown Barn Cottages
2 Brown Barn Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 8 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.
Energy performance
2 Brown Barn Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Brown Barn Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Brown Barn Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 4JP: £480,000 (2023–2003).
Versus other Bradshaw Road homes
2 Brown Barn Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
16 (G)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 12.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Jumbles Country Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Eagley Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







