What kind of home is 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU?

61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

When did 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU last change hands?

61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU last sold for £216,500 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU have?

The current EPC rating for 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU?

61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL6 7LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU use?

The latest EPC at 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU?

61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU in?

61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU sits in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL6 postcode district.

What schools are near 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU?

The closest primary school to 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU is Beacon Primary School (492m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rivington and Blackrod High School (418m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU?

The closest bus stop to 61 Fearnhead Avenue, BL6 7LU is Green Lane, 110m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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61 Fearnhead Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7LU

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 61 Fearnhead Avenue

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

61 Fearnhead Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 7LU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 19 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 27% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £216,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road
Corner plotYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 61 Fearnhead Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

61 Fearnhead Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£216,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 August 2022Most recent
£216,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 7LU: £230,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in BL6 7LU

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On the street

Versus other Fearnhead Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

61 Fearnhead Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,042

Street avg £1,808

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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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.

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Nearest stop

0.1 km

Green Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Rivington and Blackrod High School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL6 7LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL6 7LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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