15 Hope Street, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5ST

15 Hope Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5ST). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 99 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 30.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode.