What kind of home is 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ?

18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ is a 4-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot and which has been extended.

What did 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ sell for?

18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ last sold for £385,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £302,995 in January 2019, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2019 and August 2022, 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ rose from £302,995 to £385,000, a change of £82,005. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ?

18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ use?

The latest EPC at 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ in?

18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ sits in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL6 postcode district.

What schools are near 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ?

The closest primary school to 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ is Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School (202m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ?

The closest bus stop to 18 Balmoral Drive, BL6 5UJ is Vicarage Road West, 122m away. The nearest rail option is Blackrod Rail Station, 1.5km away.

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18 Balmoral Drive, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5UJ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 18 Balmoral Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Balmoral Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Blackrod, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
Corner plotYes

Building

Central heatingYes
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Balmoral Drive, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Balmoral Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 18 Balmoral Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£414,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£385,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£385,000
+27.1%over 3 years
25 January 2019
£302,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 5UJ: £322,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BL6 5UJ

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On the street

Versus other Balmoral Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Balmoral Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,407

Street avg £2,846

Strongly above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 109 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.

Full Bolton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Vicarage Road West — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 5UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL6 5UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

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