14 Colchester Avenue, Bolton, BL2 5AQ
About 14 Colchester Avenue
14 Colchester Avenue is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 5AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 97 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
14 Colchester Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
14 Colchester Avenue 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
14 Colchester Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£171,000
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 5AQ: £108,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in BL2 5AQ
Versus other Colchester Avenue homes
On epc rating, 14 Colchester Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Withins Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Red Lane Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







