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3 sales on record
About 279 Plodder Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
279 Plodder Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0BR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bolton HPI: 13.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 16.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 163% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 12 EPCs). Sold October 2023 for £120,000.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
279 Plodder Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2014.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2023)
£120,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Plodder Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 279 Plodder Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,395
Street avg £807
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Nearest stop
0.0 km
Beech Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL4 0BR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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