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29 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 29 Birkenhills Drive

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

29 Birkenhills Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Bolton (BL3 4TX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 339.8% above the 2000 sale of £75,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

29 Birkenhills Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 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.

29 Birkenhills Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£75,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2000Most recent

    £75,950

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.

29 Birkenhills Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£783

Street avg £2,869

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 95 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 29 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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£369k

1 Beaumont Chase

BL3 4XH

4 bed1 bath
£386k

1 Beaumont Drive

BL3 4PJ

4 bed3 bath
£424k

1 Amberley Close

BL3 4NJ

4 bed2 bath
£325k

1 Braeside Grove

BL3 4TY

3 bed3 bath
£230k

1 Balmore Close

BL3 4TL

3 bed1 bath
£200k

1 Beaumont Rise

BL3 4FT

3 bed3 bath
£335k

1 Baysdale Avenue

BL3 4XP

£195k

1 Bowyer Gardens

BL3 4SN

3 bed1 bath
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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 29 Birkenhills Drive, Bolton, BL3 4TX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.