16 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
About 16 Highfield Road
16 Highfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2022 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 22.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in September 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Highfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullIn report
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE, SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR AND PART SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT.
- Agent
- MDA Design
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16984/23
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Highfield Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 2023Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5BP: £205,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BL6 5BP
12 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
Sold Sept 2024
£185,00022 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
Sold Oct 2023
£205,0006 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
Sold Sept 2023
£250,0009 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
Sold Apr 2022
£232,00018 Highfield Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BP
Sold Aug 2019
£170,000
Everything we know about 16 Highfield Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Highfield Road homes
16 Highfield Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £1,790
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackrod Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB