3 Southgate, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3HD
About 3 Southgate
3 Southgate is a semi-detached house in Harwood, Bolton, Bolton (BL2 3HD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 255.3% above the 1997 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
3 Southgate has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
3 Southgate's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 1 year.
£59,950
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
23 October 1997Most recent
£59,950
+3.5%over 1 year20 June 1996
£57,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BL2 3HD: £115,000 (2011–2003).
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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
0.2 km
Longsight Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







