13 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
About 13 Hillside Avenue
13 Hillside Avenue is a semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 207.7% above the 2001 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2012.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
13 Hillside Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Nov 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR INCLUDING ROOM IN ROOFSPACE
- Agent
- Entwistle Design Services
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 88761/12
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Hillside Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2001Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5BS: £190,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BL6 5BS
56 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
Sold Dec 2024
£230,0009 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
Sold Dec 2022
£26,60011 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
Sold Nov 2021
£184,50036 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
Sold Jul 2021
£190,0002 Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BS
Sold Sept 2020
£215,000
Everything we know about 13 Hillside Avenue, 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 Hillside Avenue homes
13 Hillside Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£591
Street avg £1,460
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Barn Acre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Blackrod Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB