3 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
About 3 Elm Grove
3 Elm Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bromley Cross, Bolton, Bolton (BL7 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 69.2% above the 2015 sale of £156,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 3 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
- Sept 2021DemolitionFullOutcome in report
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PORCH AND ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT TOGETHER WITH ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE, NEW BOUNDARY WALL WITH VEHICULAR ACCESS
- Council
- 127095
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11861/21
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Sales history & valuation
3 Elm Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£156,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2015Most recent
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL7 9LE: £295,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BL7 9LE
11 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
Sold May 2025
£305,00012 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
Sold Oct 2022
£295,00023 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
Sold Dec 2021
£320,0006 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
Sold Dec 2021
£250,00016 Elm Grove, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LE
Sold Nov 2019
£160,000
Versus other Elm Grove homes
Price per m²
£2,261
Street avg £2,205
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







