16 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
About 16 Church Street
16 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in Ainsworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL2 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 145.6% above the 2002 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 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.
Sales history & valuation
16 Church Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.6% per year over 4 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 17.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2002Most recent
£90,000
+80.0%over 3 years31 March 1999
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 5RT: £195,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BL2 5RT
46 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
Sold Feb 2025
£195,00018 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
Sold Sept 2024
£185,00022 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
Sold Oct 2022
£275,00024a, Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
Sold Sept 2022
£215,0004 Church Street, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5RT
Sold Dec 2020
£165,000
Versus other Church Street homes
16 Church Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£891
Street avg £1,743
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
Camden Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School. 25 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







