5 Birkett Drive, Bolton, BL1 7DE
About 5 Birkett Drive
5 Birkett Drive is a detached house in Bolton (BL1 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 102 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 224.9% above the 2002 sale of £86,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
5 Birkett Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
5 Birkett Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 5 Birkett Drive, Bolton, BL1 7DE
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE INCLUDING GARAGE AFTER DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 83830/10
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineFeb 2021Decision
- ExtensionOct 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Birkett Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2002Most recent
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 7DE: £310,000 (2022–2017).
Versus other Birkett Drive homes
Price per m² for 5 Birkett Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£848
Street avg £2,421
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Birkett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
High Lawn Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







