15 Buckingham Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6NR

15 Buckingham Avenue is a semi-detached house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 6NR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 51.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £382,000 in May 2023.