Brown Cot, Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton, BL6 7RX
About Brown Cot
Brown Cot is a four-bedroom detached house in Rivington, Bolton, Bolton (BL6 7RX). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2018) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £752,000 is 31.9% above the 2018 sale price. Last sale on file: £570,000 in August 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemAir source
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Brown Cot has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part single storey/part two storey rear extension, single storey side/front extension and erection of detached outbuilding (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00104/FULHH
- May 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00350/FULHH
What's in Brown Cot, Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton, BL6 7RX's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£752,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2018Most recent
£570,000
+66.4%over 12 years26 October 2005
£342,500
+3.8%over 10 months7 January 2005
£330,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BL6 7RX: £1,575,000 (2021–2017).
Everything we know about Brown Cot, 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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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Rivington & Blackrod High School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Rivington and Blackrod High School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB