34 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
About 34 Barlow Street
34 Barlow Street is a semi-detached house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in May 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 446.7% above the 1996 sale of £36,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Barlow Street has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 70900/05
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
34 Barlow Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£36,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 1996Most recent
£36,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5PL: £130,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BL6 5PL
19 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
Sold Oct 2023
£155,00044 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
Sold Jun 2022
£165,00027 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
Sold Oct 2021
£130,00036 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
Sold Oct 2021
£110,00041 Barlow Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PL
Sold Nov 2020
£125,000
Everything we know about 34 Barlow Street, 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 Barlow Street homes
On price per m², 34 Barlow Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£420
Street avg £1,187
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barlow Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's RC Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB