# 124 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY

## Property details

- Slug: `8e2f9b0` (address key hash: `8e2f9b0c3aad2c036fc4c117fcf8d7ef76301679`)
- Postcode: BL7 9DY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 62 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £122,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £1,976/m²
- Local average: £151,611 (9 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £122,500
- Date: 2026-04-24
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 10/06/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £285/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,665

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- E (£10)
- Y (£585 - £725)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8002-3194-3829-4996-3613)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-24 | £122,500 | Flat | +8.9% | £122,500 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-fe07-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2008-10-17 | £112,500 | Flat | — | £156,892 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9a9b2492-7590-4be3-b119-493d43dfa35b) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 124 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £122,500 | 24/04/2026 | Flat |
| 124 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £112,500 | 17/10/2008 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [162324410](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fa74da5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £122,500 |
| listed | 2025-05-22 | £125,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £112,500 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £72,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BROOK MILL 212 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £130,000 | 28/11/2025 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 107 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £140,000 | 28/11/2025 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 208 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £175,000 | 20/12/2023 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 305 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £170,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| THE SCHOOL HOUSE APARTMENT 15 SCHOOL STREET, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DS | £130,001 | 13/10/2023 | Flat |
| 306 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £146,500 | 02/10/2023 | Flat |
| BRIDGE MILL 1 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DU | £455,000 | 30/08/2023 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 412 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £240,000 | 31/05/2023 | Flat |
| 24 SPENCERS WOOD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9BX | £104,000 | 26/04/2023 | Flat |
| 67 HIGHER RIDINGS, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9XS | £117,875 | 15/12/2022 | Flat |
| 22 TONG CLOUGH, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9HR | £92,500 | 05/12/2022 | Flat |
| 126 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £151,000 | 30/11/2022 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 405 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £235,000 | 18/11/2022 | Flat |
| 116 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £175,500 | 25/08/2022 | Flat |
| 318 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £260,000 | 04/08/2022 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 3 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £195,000 | 29/07/2022 | Flat |
| 201 VALLEY MILL, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DY | £185,000 | 25/07/2022 | Flat |
| 2 SPENCERS WOOD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9BX | £110,000 | 13/07/2022 | Flat |
| BROOK MILL 305 THREADFOLD WAY, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9DW | £180,000 | 11/07/2022 | Flat |
| 23 SPENCERS WOOD, BROMLEY CROSS, BOLTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL7 9BX | £89,950 | 01/06/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £174,116 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -0.8%
- **10y growth:** 0.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bolton; Flats and maisonettes series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £796/mo
- **Realistic:** £884/mo
- **Optimistic:** £972/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bolton and Bury (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, North Way, BL1 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 1.12 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.9% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 10.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 9.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £483/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 16.3%

*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).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

- **Total incidents:** 0

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |
| The Oaks Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 31 Jan 2024 |
| High Lawn Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Eagley Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 14 Dec 2012 |
| Sharples School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 30 Sep 2013 |