What kind of home is 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY sell for?

14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY last sold for £85,000 in December 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

The current EPC rating for 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in January 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY use?

The latest EPC at 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY in?

14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY sits in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton. It falls within the BL4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

Police records around 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Other crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

The closest primary school to 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY is The Ferns Primary Academy (236m), one of 37 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Harper Green School (141m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY?

The closest bus stop to 14 Openshaw Place, BL4 0BY is Hawthorne Avenue, 125m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Openshaw Place, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0BY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 14 Openshaw Place

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

14 Openshaw Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Farnworth, Bolton, Bolton (BL4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 131.8% above the 2010 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 18.2% 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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.

14 Openshaw Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2019

Current Certificate

Jan 2009

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 January 2019

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Openshaw Place, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Openshaw Place has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

14 Openshaw Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£197,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£85,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

1 December 2010Most recent
£85,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in BL4 0BY: £140,500 (2024–2004).

Nearby sales in BL4 0BY

On the street

Versus other Openshaw Place homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Openshaw Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,197

Street avg £1,676

Below

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 72 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hawthorne Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Harper Green School. 46 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BL4 0BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BL4 0BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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