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1 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Birkenhills Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Birkenhills Drive is a semi-detached house in Bolton (BL3 4TX). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birkenhills Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2007
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    ERECTION OF A CONSERVATORY AT REAR.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    78223/07
    View planning record

What's in 1 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birkenhills Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£249,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in BL3 4TX: £285,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Birkenhills Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birkenhills Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Birkenhills Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bolton district page.
Full Bolton report

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Birkenhills Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton. 33 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL3 4TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BL3 4TX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BL3 4TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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