20 Oxford Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4AY

20 Oxford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lostock, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 91 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 27.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.