Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
288 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5NY
1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
45 m²
481 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Private Rental
About 288 Chorley New Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
288 Chorley New Road is a mid-terrace house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5NY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 481 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 264.3% above the 1999 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
288 Chorley New Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2020
Current Certificate
Jan 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2020
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Victorian-era1st Floor MaisonetteEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 288 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 288 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5NY
1decisions8documents6nearby
- May 2017Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
CHANGE OF USE OF FORMER HAIRDRESSERS (CLASS A1) TO BAKERY/HOT FOOD TAKE AWAY (CLASS A5)
- Council
- 112485
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 00821/17
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 288 Chorley New Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 38.8% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (1999)
£42,000
Growth on file: 38.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 1999Most recent
£42,000
+140.0%over 2 years25 February 1997
£17,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5NY: £65,000 (2019–2004).
Versus other Chorley New Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 288 Chorley New Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£940
Street avg £1,724
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Gooch Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Chorley New Road Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 5NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB
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