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About 237 Church Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
237 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Little Lever, Bolton, Bolton (BL3 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. Sale prices here have outpaced Bolton HPI: 8.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 59.1% above the 2011 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 237 Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
237 Church Street has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullApprove subject to conditions
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
237 Church Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2011)
£110,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 237 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,157
Street avg £1,888
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Little Lever High School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL3 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 63 points of interest in total.
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