3 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
About 3 Corston Grove
3 Corston Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5TB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 138.9% above the 2003 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 July 2028
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Planning history
3 Corston Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
RETENTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 88554/12
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Corston Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 August 2003Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5TB: £125,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BL6 5TB
16 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
Sold Feb 2024
£125,00012 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
Sold Apr 2023
£135,00015 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
Sold Nov 2022
£170,00014 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
Sold Jun 2019
£95,00013 Corston Grove, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TB
Sold May 2019
£153,000
Versus other Corston Grove homes
Price per m² for 3 Corston Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,111
Street avg £2,197
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barn Acre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Blackrod Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







