5 Chilgrove Avenue, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TR

5 Chilgrove Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5TR). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–184 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £104,000 sits 605.1% above the 1999 sale of £14,750. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.