7 Hardcastle Close, Bolton, BL2 4NR

7 Hardcastle Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolton (BL2 4NR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 51.8% above the 2005 sale of £193,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 13 EPCs).