16 Birkett Drive, Bolton, BL1 7DE

16 Birkett Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bolton (BL1 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 40.8% above the 2017 sale price.