Lower House, Flat 4, 559 Chorley New Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4JU

Lower House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lostock, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 146 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Lower House (70–146 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 146 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 22.3% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £220,000.