What kind of home is 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA last sold for £175,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

The current EPC rating for 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BL6 5BA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA use?

The latest EPC at 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA have?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in October 2022 under ref. 13631/22. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA in?

10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA sits in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL6 postcode district.

What schools are near 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

The closest primary school to 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA is Blackrod Primary School (736m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rivington and Blackrod High School (2.8km).

How well connected is 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA?

The closest bus stop to 10 Castlecroft Avenue, BL6 5BA is Castlecroft Avenue, 131m away. The nearest rail option is Blackrod Rail Station, 446m away.

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10 Castlecroft Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BA

Notable views1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 10 Castlecroft Avenue

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

10 Castlecroft Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 26.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle
Notable viewsYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

10 Castlecroft Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Castlecroft Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Oct 2022
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE TOGETHER WITH THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE
Agent
Ronson Building Design Ltd
Extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
13631/22
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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

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 April 2022Most recent
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5BA: £180,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in BL6 5BA

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On the street

Versus other Castlecroft Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 10 Castlecroft Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,431

Street avg £2,057

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full Bolton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Castlecroft Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Blackrod Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 5BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL6 5BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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