5 Bolton Road, Southport, PR8 4BE
About 5 Bolton Road
5 Bolton Road is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 4BE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–311 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 5 Bolton Road, Southport, PR8 4BE
- Oct 2010ConservatoryAmendmentOutcome in report
Conversion of a dwellinghouse to two self-contained flats including the erection of a conservatory to the rear
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2010/1193
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bolton Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 4BE: £299,000 (2022–2016).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bolton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Birkdale Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB