4 Poplar Avenue, Bradshaw, Bolton BL2 3EJ

Semi-Detached house · Built 1930-1949 · 89 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DC for £1,650 · £1,650 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Flue gas heat recovery£400 – £900£867.6 yrs+4.8 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£8811.3 yrs+4.9 pts · reaches C
Heating controls(optional, beyond C)£350 – £450£3212.5 yrs+1.8 pts
Band A condensing boiler(optional, beyond C)£2,200 – £3,000£5448.0 yrs+3.0 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£3,500 – £5,500£8250+ yrs+4.5 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,614
per year at grade D
£1,272
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £174 a year — a 10.5% annual return on £1,650.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2020, states £1,019 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

7 June 2007£182,000
3 August 2000£68,500

Estimated today: £310,064 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Poplar Avenue: 27 sales since 1995 · £197,056 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
St Columba's RC Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Eagley Junior SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Turton SchoolSecondary0.4 miProgress 8 +0.08 · average (2023/24)
Canon Slade SchoolSecondary0.5 miProgress 8 +0.29 · above average (2023/24)
Sharples SchoolSecondary0.7 miProgress 8 +0.86 · well above average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Poplar Avenue

How this home sits against its street.

13
graded homes
65
average score
D
most common grade
-5.0
this home vs street
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