130 Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AJ
About 130 Highfield Road
130 Highfield Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a basement.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 42.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
130 Highfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
130 Highfield Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 130 Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AJ
- Aug 2006Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
PRUNING OF ONE SYCAMORE AND TWO ASH TREES.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 74710/06
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2025Decision
- Tree WorksAug 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
130 Highfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 12 years.
£349,950
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2008Most recent
£349,950
+586.2%over 12 years22 March 1996
£51,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in BL4 0AJ: £61,250 (2014–1997).
Versus other Highfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 130 Highfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,301
Street avg £796
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maple Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB







