1 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
About 1 Fryent Close
1 Fryent Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 33% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold March 2021 for £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageSingle, Integral
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fryent Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF A FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION OVER EXISTING GARAGE AT SIDE TOGETHER WITH FRONT AND REAR DORMERS.
- Agent
- Sherwood Building Design Solutions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21239/25
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 5 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£185,000
+17.1%over 5 years13 November 2015
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5BU: £272,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BL6 5BU
6 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00032 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
Sold Aug 2021
£311,00030 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
Sold Jan 2021
£272,00018 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
Sold Jun 2020
£240,00014 Fryent Close, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5BU
Sold Dec 2011
£150,000
Everything we know about 1 Fryent Close, 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 Fryent Close homes
On floor area, 1 Fryent Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,372
Street avg £2,018
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Blackrod Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB