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

68 Chorley New Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Lostock, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £435,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.