# 7 WELDERS DRIVE, HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR

## Property details

- Slug: `88c7968` (address key hash: `88c79680164fad877145737f98124f4741319d6e`)
- Postcode: BL6 5WR
- Transactions on record: 2

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £248,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Current heating cost:** £402/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1100-8582-0432-2101-3563)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | -0.8% | — | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6804-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2023-07-21 | £249,995 | Semi-detached | — | £273,037 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2acace8d-03ba-295e-e063-4804a8c0b0eb) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 WELDERS DRIVE, HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR | £248,000 | 06/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WELDERS DRIVE, HORWICH, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 5WR | £249,995 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166013726](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cbe25e0)

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

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 26.5%
- **10y growth:** 67.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North West; Semi-detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 27.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 66%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North West). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £856/mo
- **Realistic:** £951/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,046/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £110,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £88,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £885/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-205/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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).*