472 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton BL6 5SU

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 74 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DC for £7,500 · £7,500 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£8250+ yrs+4.2 pts · reaches C
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond C)£8,000 – £10,000£7550+ yrs+3.8 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

£1,309
per year at grade D
£1,152
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £82 a year — a 1.1% annual return on £7,500.

Energy costs as modelled on the certificate, not a bill.

Sold prices

2 February 1996£68,500

Estimated today: £395,817 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Manchester Road: 304 sales since 1995 · £182,942 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Blackrod Primary SchoolPrimaryunder 0.1 mi
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganPrimary1.1 mi
St Joseph's RC High SchoolSecondary1.8 miProgress 8 -0.14 · average (2023/24)
Rivington and Blackrod High SchoolSecondary2.1 miProgress 8 +0.10 · average (2023/24)
Dean Trust Rose BridgeSecondary3.0 miProgress 8 -0.60 · well below 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.

Manchester Road

How this home sits against its street.

157
graded homes
62.4
average score
D
most common grade
+4.6
this home vs street
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