What type of property is 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE last change hands?

23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE last sold for £320,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £70,500 in May 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

Across 4 sales between May 2000 and December 2021, 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE rose from £70,500 to £320,000, a change of £249,500. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 54% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BL7 9LE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE located?

23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE sits in Bromley Cross, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL7 postcode district.

Which schools serve 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

The closest primary school to 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE is St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton (229m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Turton School (938m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE?

The closest bus stop to 23 Elm Grove, BL7 9LE is Boonfields, 64m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Elm Grove

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

23 Elm Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley Cross, Bolton, Bolton (BL7 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) 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. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2021 for £320,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Elm Grove has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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 23 Elm Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£358,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£320,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

15 December 2021Most recent
£320,000
+45.5%over 3 years
3 June 2018
£220,000
+96.0%over 15 years
19 May 2003
£112,250
+59.2%over 3 years
4 May 2000
£70,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL7 9LE: £250,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in BL7 9LE

On the street

Versus other Elm Grove homes

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

23 Elm Grove outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,936

Street avg £2,143

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Bolton report

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

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Boonfields — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL7 9LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL7 9LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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