4 Barnston Close, Bolton, BL1 8TF
About 4 Barnston Close
4 Barnston Close is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL1 8TF). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1317 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 101.6% above the 2003 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Energy performance
4 Barnston Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 June 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at 4 Barnston Close, Bolton, BL1 8TF
- Aug 2022ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR TOGETHER WITH CONVERSION OF GLAZED CONSERVATORY TO FORM A HABITABLE ROOM
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 13778/22
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Sales history & valuation
4 Barnston Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£127,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2003Most recent
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL1 8TF: £249,950 (2025–2017).
Versus other Barnston Close homes
On price per m², 4 Barnston Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,042
Street avg £2,380
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sunnymead Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







