4 Alderbank, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7RF
About 4 Alderbank
4 Alderbank is a three-bedroom detached house in Horwich, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 7RF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1114 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 47.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
4 Alderbank sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Alderbank has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR
- Agent
- Sherwood Building Design Solutions
- Council
- 1598
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 03606/18
What's in 4 Alderbank, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7RF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Alderbank has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 14 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 May 2011Most recent
£187,000
+141.4%over 14 years10 January 1997
£77,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL6 7RF: £222,000 (2013–2003).
Nearby sales in BL6 7RF
Everything we know about 4 Alderbank, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Alderbank homes
EPC Rating for 4 Alderbank lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,807
Street avg £1,476
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hilton Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Catherine's CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB