What type of property is 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

21 Church Street, BL2 5RA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

21 Church Street, BL2 5RA last sold for £180,000 in September 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,500 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and September 2025, 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA rose from £53,500 to £180,000, a change of £126,500. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

The current EPC rating for 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

21 Church Street, BL2 5RA has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL2 5RA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

21 Church Street, BL2 5RA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA located?

21 Church Street, BL2 5RA sits in Ainsworth, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL2 postcode district.

Which schools serve 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

The closest primary school to 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA is Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School (190m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bolton St Catherine's Academy (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA?

The closest bus stop to 21 Church Street, BL2 5RA is Camden Close, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RA

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 21 Church Street

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

21 Church Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ainsworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL2 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £180,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 14.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

21 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Church Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

21 Church Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£180,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£180,000
+60.0%over 18 years
19 February 2007
£112,500
+110.3%over 10 years
25 July 1996
£53,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 5RA: £178,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BL2 5RA

On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Church Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,022

Street avg £1,925

On par

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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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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2 bed1 bath

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1 Brookfield Avenue

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Barnsdale Close, Ainsworth

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1 Bailey Lane

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3 bed1 bath

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

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

Camden Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL2 5RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL2 5RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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