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40 Chorley New Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4AL

Notable viewsExtendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 40 Chorley New Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Chorley New Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lostock, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views, a basement and a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 14 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • LoftYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Chorley New Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2022
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    DORMER LOFT CONVERSION WITH ROOF ALTERATIONS

    Agent
    S H Wilkinson Architects Ltd
    Council
    131774
    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    12883/21
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£335,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £335,000

    +42.6%over 13 years
  2. 18 October 2007

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 4AL: £435,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Chorley New Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 40 Chorley New Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,317

Street avg £2,648

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ox Hey Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Claypool Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 4AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL6 4AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL6 4AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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