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2 Bed Cottage, Bolton, BL6

178 New Street, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire BL6 5AU

A two-bedroom cottage-style house in Blackrod, Bolton (BL6), leasehold. Auction House North West is selling it at auction on Wednesday 11 November, with a guide of £70,000. The auctioneer's listing says it needs updating and is offered vacant. EPC rating G, council tax band B.

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From the auctioneer's description:needs modernisationvacant
Guide price
£70,000
plus fees
26days
19hrs
12mins
16secs
Wed 11 Nov · 12:00Add to calendar
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Bolton, BL6. Indicative location. Sources

Estimated cost to winPrice, fees and Stamp duty£71,800See breakdown
  • Price£70,000
  • Buyer's / admin fee£1,800
  • Stamp duty estimate£0
  • Legal pack and searches£0
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Key facts

Type
2 Bed Cottage
Bedrooms
2
Tenure
Leasehold. MAN470056
Council tax band
B
Auction
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 12:00
Lot number
Not yet numbered
Auctioneer
Auction House North West
Floor area
82 m² (883 sq ft)
Energy rating
G could be C
Postcode
BL6 5AU

Listed by Auction House North West · Checked 15 Oct, 17:32 · Floor area and rating from the EPC (Oct 2025)

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Guide + works£70,000
Guide £70,000Works £0VAT & buffer
Floor area now82 m²
Energy ratingG → C

The EPC lists 7 energy upgrades costing about £17,820–£32,000 to reach C.

Extend: 0 m²Single-storey, £2,200–£3,300 per m². Today it's 82 m²
Loft

Rough 2026 ranges excluding VAT from Checkatrade, Homebuilding & Renovating and Self Build. Value estimates use Nationwide research (10% more space ≈ 5% more value; a loft or extension with a double bedroom and bathroom up to 24%). Not a valuation or a quote: view the property and get builders' quotes before you bid. Extensions and lofts may need planning permission. Floor area and energy data from the EPC register.

Sale history

No past sales found for this exact address. It may not have sold since 1995, or be listed under a different name.

Recent sales in BL6 5AU

  • 188 New Street · Terraced · Jan 2026£165,000
  • 210 New Street · Terraced · Oct 2024£168,000
  • 176 New Street · Other · Jun 2023£177,500
  • 202 New Street · Terraced · Nov 2022£125,000
  • 210 New Street · Terraced · Feb 2022£160,000
  • 192 New Street · Terraced · Nov 2020£160,000

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Around here

Photos taken nearby by Geograph contributors. They show the area, not necessarily this property.

Council Houses
Council Houses · about 70 m away
© David Hignett, CC BY-SA 2.0
Former constabulary station
Former constabulary station · about 80 m away
© Kevin Waterhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0
Poolgreen, Blackrod
Poolgreen, Blackrod · about 130 m away
© Steven Haslington, CC BY-SA 2.0
A6 Blackrod Bypass
A6 Blackrod Bypass · about 240 m away
© David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0

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