21 Braeside Grove, Bolton, BL3 4TY
About 21 Braeside Grove
21 Braeside Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL3 4TY). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 57.4% above the 2015 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
21 Braeside Grove 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
21 Braeside Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
21 Braeside Grove saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 10 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2015Most recent
£155,000
+5.1%over 8 years15 August 2006
£147,500
+13.5%over 9 months2 November 2005
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL3 4TY: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Braeside Grove homes
On epc rating, 21 Braeside Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,270
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Birkenhills Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton. 33 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







