5 Armstrong Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5PW

5 Armstrong Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5PW). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 204.8% above the 2002 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm.