Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

7 WELDERS DRIVE

HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR

£248,000

Location

BL6 5WR

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

98 m²

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£248,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,531/m²

Local average

£258,317 (44 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 08/05/2026

Current heating cost: £402/year

Potential heating cost: £402/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 06/03/2026 £248,000 Semi-detached -0.8% — View transaction
Sold 21/07/2023 £249,995 Semi-detached — £273,037 to February 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £248,000
listed 20/08/2025 £249,999

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
29 WELDERS DRIVE, HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR £262,995 27/10/2023 Semi-detached
5 WELDERS DRIVE, HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR £249,995 14/07/2023 Semi-detached

Area average: £256,495 (2 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 26.5%
10y growth 67.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North West. Series: Semi-detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 4.4%
5y (index) 27.1%
10y (index) 66%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North West. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £856/mo
Realistic £951/mo
Optimistic £1,046/mo

Based on Postcode area BL → North West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bolton and Bury: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Horwich, BL6 £680/mo 1 OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Lee Lane, BL6 £795/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Station Road, BL6 £800/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Watts Street, BL6 £850/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Siemens Street, BL6 £850/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Stephenson Street, BL6 £875/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Stephenson St, BL6 £895/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Armstrong St, BL6 £895/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Horwich, BL6 £900/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Chorley New Road, BL6 £900/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Siemens Street, BL6 £900/mo 2 OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Horwich, BL6 £950/mo 2 OpenRent

Average rent: £858/mo (12 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%
Max investor price (0.8%) £110,625
Target investor price (1%) £88,500
Gross yield 4.3%
Cost-to-rent ratio 23.4×
Monthly cashflow £-205/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -3.4%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

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