266 St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PZ

266 St Helens Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolton (BL3 3PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 76 m² this is the 10th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 30% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.