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About 31 Ashton Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Ashton Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL3 4HN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 425% above the 2000 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Cul-de-sac
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
31 Ashton Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Ashton Street, Bolton, BL3 4HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 31 Ashton Street.
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullRefused
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
RETENTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR OF NO 31 AND PART SINGLE STOREY / PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION WITH DORMER TO REAR OF NO 33.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
31 Ashton Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashton Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
31 Ashton Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£432
Street avg £1,658
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hawthorne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 41 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL3 4HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 71 points of interest in total.
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