What type of property is 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX sell for?

23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX last sold for £238,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £170,000 in August 2006, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

Across 2 sales between August 2006 and July 2022, 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX rose from £170,000 to £238,000, a change of £68,000. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

The current EPC rating for 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. It has dropped from a C recorded in January 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX is in council tax band D.

Where is 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX located?

23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX sits in Bolton. It falls within the BL3 postcode district.

Which schools serve 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

The closest primary school to 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX is St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton (175m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ladybridge High School (298m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX?

The closest bus stop to 23 Birkenhills Drive, BL3 4TX is Birkenhills Drive, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Birkenhills Drive

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

23 Birkenhills Drive is a four-bedroom 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 D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 33.2% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £238,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2022

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Birkenhills Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£317,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£238,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2022Most recent
£238,000
+40.0%over 15 years
28 August 2006
£170,000

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

Nearby sales in BL3 4TX

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.

On price per m², 23 Birkenhills Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,356

Street avg £2,644

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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.

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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· 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

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